Price Paid: $86.00(Ebay auction $70 + $16 s&h)
Go to BODY to see the top attached to the body.
Last Update: 02/03/10
My First Les Paul Build
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Maple top from North Ridge Hardwoods. Price Paid: $86.00(Ebay auction $70 + $16 s&h) |
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Jointing the top plates. |
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Side edges are marked with pencil. When all the pencil lines are planed off I know I have the complete edge planed without any high or low spots. |
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Test the fit. |
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Apply Titebond One original formula glue. |
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Match up the grain and tighten clamps. |
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Another clamp for the middle. |
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After a few days of drying I mark out the body shape. A darker line about 3/8" outside the body line is what I will cut to. |
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Top cut. Ready for thicknessing to 5/8" Go to BODY to see the top attached to the body. |
