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Had some workshop time today. Back to work tomorrow so likely to be the last bit of workshop time for a while ...
1. Wrap the neck up *before* damaging it!
2. Got the cap thicknessed, jointed and glued-up. Birds eye maple.
3. Quick template to guide the chambering. Yes, I decided to hollow out the body.
4. Use the drill press to get rid of most of the wood.
5. Then tidy it up with the router. OK, so no-one's going to see it, but still!
6. Now I can start to take the 7mm off the top ...
7. This is the router bit I use for the thicknessing. It's a beast.
8. Job just about done - nice crisp edges now - and the neck is still intact too (I cheated, and used a very small bearing guided cutter to do the area around the neck. The bearing ran against the binding on the fretboard so it was safe.
9.. Tiny bit of tidying to do, but just about there.
Next, I've got to cut out the slot in the cap for the neck/fretboard, and then glue that on. I might do some prep work on the "wedge" shaping of the cap *before* I glue it in place - just be easier to work on it without the neck getting in the way.
I did make rather a lot of sawdust.
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Looks good so far. Make sure to cut the neck slot in the top before you cut the top to the outline
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My thinking is ...
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Actually, if I'd thought of that *before* I jointed and glued it, that might have been a neat solution.
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