New here, thought I would share my latest build

JGTay

Hi all, new member to the site but have been looking through posts for a while and decided it was time I joined. Was made redundant back in May last year and with the redundancy decided to build a workshop in my back garden. After doing lots of jobs around the house that I hadn't gotten around to whilst working I decided to do some guitar builds. If I can get pics posted I will show the progress of my latest build... 

Funkfingers

Imgur should work. 

JGTay

One of the jobs I had to do around the house was the master bedroom, having not touched it since moving in 15 years ago. We had an old early 1900s oak wardrobe that just wasn't big enough for the wife and I anymore, so did some built in wardrobes and the oak wardrobe was dismantled

JGTay

Yes, you probably guessed what comes next... An oak bodied guitar or two

JGTay

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Cut pieces for the top - 

JGTay

Okay, can't get image URL to work from Facebook, will try to figure out another way... 

JGTay

Funkfingers said:

Imgur should work. 

Will give that a go, thanks. Trying to do this from my phone

Roland

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You’ll need to be signed into google to see the pictures

JGTay

Lol, that shows all my pics like that, wanted to try and do single progress shots, but it works I suppose 

JGTay

Are you able to see them? Just added latest photos. 

Winny_Pooh

Looking good

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WezV

I'm liking the clam-shell construction on that hollow body

Roland

Google is not a good choice for photographs. It also tells everybody that the picture was taken in the workshop in your garden. For your personal security I’ve removed the photo links. 

JGTay

Thanks, doing it all by hand, only power tool has been a jigsaw for the cutting out, very hard going with oak... especially carving out with chisels. Constantly having to sharpen them. 

JGTay

Roland said:

Google is not a good choice for photographs. It also tells everybody that the picture was taken in the workshop in your garden. For your personal security I’ve removed the photo links. 

Thanks Roland. Much appreciated 

JGTay

Okay, let's see if this works...

JGTay

Hooray, so that was the starting point

JGTay

After matching up the grain as best as possible the gluing of the top took place

JGTay

Once the glue had dried it was sanded back flat.

JGTay

Rough shape marked out

JGTay

Cut out with jigsaw