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T hese routing templates are for professional or amateur builders. Featuring a double cutaway contoured body and more versatile pickup and wiring options, it quickly became an icon that soared to the stratosphere. Just like most lutiers in the past i hand cut an shaped my temp. Lightly figured german lime 2 piece solid body guitar blanks tilia platyphyllos also called european basswood, this species grows throughout europe. With the drawings already done, we are able to direct our attention to the more productive task of building guitars. They are made from 14 mdf, which is perfect as a master template from which thicker working templates should be made.
The files enabled us to send it directly to the laser cutter with minor set up because of the closed polylines and offset. Get the best deals on ibanez guitar bodies when you shop the largest online selection at. Turning a wooden blank into a slabbody electric is a good way to build your first guitar. Accuracy and detail are found throughout each guitar plan. Apr 12, 2015 guitar building templates guitar building templates. One of the questions that i have been asked a couple of times is where can i find a guitar body plan and how do i make that into a router template. For most guitar body shapes strat, tele, jazzmaster, les paul, etc ive found that four landscape sheets 2. Bass guitar body, unfinished, ash, usa made, pbrr made to order. How to make a guitar body template get into the habit of making templates. Electric guitar acrylic pickup routing templates 10 most popular pickups.
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