OK - we're away....
A decent bit of progress today, getting some thicknessing and bandsawing done in my outdoors workshop before the forecast rain arrives!
First, got the main routing template for the body outline cut:
With the bandsaw handy, I cut my 1-piece lump of alder into two (yes, I know...but that way I know it's going to match in colour and grain type either side of the through neck ).
Then got out my treasured Makita thicknesser and planed the alder down to 32mm:
Next was a quite exciting bit. The camphor needed to be brought down from c 17mm to 10mm. In doing so, it takes off the 'oxidised' layer and exposes the true lovely beneath. I'd been saving this lovely piece of wood for a special project...and this is it! :
Would you believe that even this shot goes nowhere near just how stunning the patterns and colours are!
The neck and fretboard wood is on order and should be with me next week. In the meantime, I will be starting to bandsaw and rout the body shapes, weather permitting
Andy