... I wanna be your second customer! Looks AWESOME!!!

How many guitars have you built?

Probably 10 i'd guess. Just finished a custom strat for my aunt. I have a 7 string sitting on my workbench I'll snap a picture of that I built for a friend a few years ago that I am doing a refret on. I have 7 spec'd out I plan to build this year.

Yeah Dayton, I have a few of those clamps in the shed, I mean they are dirt cheap compared to Irwin's . I have definitely have some crack from really applying pressure, but what you can do is screw a bolt through the plastic and squeeze handle into a t nut and they will last long and work as good as Irwin's.

Good luck on the build!

Thanks! I've had more than my share crack as well, but I have so many of them and they are so cheap that I just toss them and replace them as needed. So far I've still spent less than if I would have purchased 30 steel 6" C clamps 10 years ago. I got the neck rough carved and the headstock done yesterday, pics to come soon!

Looks like you know what you are doing, looking forward to seeing it complete, nice flame on top!

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Sorry that I haven't posted here in a while on the guitar builds I have in progress, work has been crazy, tons of travel and 70 hour weeks! But They're getting closer and while I wasn't planning on starting another until these were finished, I got a piece of quilted maple from PRS' main wood supplier that looked so good I had to get it on a body, so now an LP has been started! The basswood/maple guitar body is basically done, just need to drill holes for the switch and carve the belly contour. The neck is almost done. Still need to inlay fret, and final sand. One thing that I did different from other guitars on the basswood one that you can see in the pics is that I extended the Floyd Rose recess cavity to include a recess for the D-Tuna. I've recently become a huge fan of that little gizmo as all of the guitars have original floyds on them but I got tired of not being able to pull up anymore. Problem solved!


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I just got a piece of quartersawn roasted maple that I'm going to use for the neck on the padauk axe. Been wanting to try that to see if it is in fact more stable as many companies claim it to be. pics to follow! Oh and don't ask about what color is going to go on the flame top, it's a secret! LOL

Really nice looking work! I tip my hat to you.

The grain of that last photo is incredible. Nice work!

Oh I know. I didn't plan on starting a 3rd guitar with 2 already in the middle of construction, but it looked so incredible that I got impatient and glued it onto a piece of Sapele Mahogany and now an LP has been started. Probably won't get to that one until mid-summer tho. Thanks for the compliments! They're much appreciated!

they all look very good quality, that last pic especially looks like it's going to be a very cool guitar