2X4 Winter Contest #2: Day two - With Pics

Hmmmmm!!!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

With all the small parts it must be a miniature model circus that is set on a 13×18 platform.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

A guitar???

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

A clog.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Zuki! No one was actually supposed to check my homepage! I was joking about the research!

Zuki, as the grand prize winner, you have won a fabulous life on lumberjocks where you will be able to research everything about woodworking and speak directly to many craftsmen all over the world getting tips and advice! All of this at no cost to you!

Yep.. I guess you can say that I am attempting to make somewhat of a replica of a Gibson Les Paul guitar. It will be mostly full size, except for the depth of the body and neck. Of course as I said before, it will not be functional, since this is a ‘one 2×4’ project, and not a ‘one 2×4, electronics, tuners, strings, etc.’

Okay.. Here you go…

Below is a pic of the stamp on the wood. I cut the 2×4 up prior to taking a picture, so here is what has not been cut up yet, this will go into making the fretboard, frets, pickups, pickup rings, etc..

Below is the teaser pic that I was originally going to put up, but since Zuki ruined it all… :) (just kidding)

Below is another teaser pic that I was going to post.. This is what is left after cutting the body with the bandsaw. Will be used for the tuners, nut, stopbar/tailpiece, knobs, strap buttons, pickguard, etc.

Here is some pictures of the body so far. 4 – 18 inch long jointed pieces were edge-glued together to make the body blank, then the body was cut out with my bandsaw. I have started carving the top of the guitar, but have a lot more to go to even it all up and make it symetrical. If you notice the edges and back of the body are still a little rough. I am waiting until I finish carving the top before I clean these up.

The ony good 2×4 I could find in the pile that I bought was this one, and it had a few knots in it.
Hopefully it will turn out okay.. If not, I’ll at least be able to say that I made a Gibson Les Paul guitar out of ‘ONE 2×4’!

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Pretty good Jamie. I guess it’s not a little circus after all.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

great. That was what I was thinking about also. But I think the rules allow you to add acessories that are not from the 2X4. It’s just all of the wood is from the 2X4. So add your electronics, and all of the required parts.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I agree with Karson.

Electronics would be the do-dads mentioned in the rules and not a building material.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I guess I could go all the way, but the neck would never hold the tension of the strings. Plus after I got into it, I thought it would be neat to make everything out of the same piece of wood, and have something that looks like the real thing, but is actually just a piece of art. If it turns out good, I’ll definately hang it up… probably in my family room.

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Gary, maybe I should have made a minature circus. That actually sounds like a neat idea, but I’m 2 days into this one..

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Maybe you can get another 2×4 and make a Marshall stack.

Hello Jamie;
—-and I thought it was a kayak paddle you were showing us, just goes to show you what I know about making music in the middle of a river….

Keep the updates coming and….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

awesome.
I love this category!! You guys are so creative.
(and I’m in agreement re: strings/electronics being doodads)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very cool. This whole single 2×4 thing is impressive. I am enjoying seeing what people can get out of a board. The limitations of material seem to intensify the creativity. I gotta get me some of that.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

rikkor, that is a cool idea. That could be my box project… hmmmm

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Whoooo Hooooooo !!!

I won . . . .

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them