Telecaster pattern guitar project in cherry, mahogany and rosewood

Thats awesome!! So tell me, how does that big B major chord sound!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Nice job… I want to make one of these someday…. But, I think I’ll bow out on the neck…. I’ll just buy one..LOL….

Thanks for posting…

Rob

-- Happy and safe woodworking, Flcopper169@aol.com

a great guitar so well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

A beautiful guitar, and you look so happy!

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Well done Stanley! It looks great. I have a great acoustic guitar building book. The authors say you should not expect your first guitar to be as good as you would like, but to appreciate the learning experience. Congrats on a job well done!

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks for the nice comments.

Just to note that it’s not me on the second photo, but Colin who I made the guitar for.

My next guitar will be better.

-- Stanley generally struggling

A very nice mostly handcrafted guitar.

I enjoyed your pictorial of every facet of the construction.

I built a Telecaster, but I ended up buying the neck.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

this is awsome, do u have the pattern that you could send me?

have you started your next guitar yet?
this one is first class. im starting my first one and ordered parts from stu mac.
where did you order your parts from?

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short

I have started the next guitar, but have not got too far due to working on the garden bench project and now boxes for Christmas presents. The new guitar will still be Tele pattern, but with humbucker pick ups. It will have a mahogany body faced with red cedar. The neck will be mahogany; this time the truss rod is sealed in with an ebony fillet.

My first set of parts were ordered via the local music place, which gave me lots of free advice too. However, I now order direct from Touchstone Tonewoods, David Dyke Luthier supplies and various e-bay shops.

Thanks for the comments on the first guitar. There is plenty of room for improvement, but thanks.

-- Stanley generally struggling

teles are some of the most versatile and in my opinion best looking guitars out there. this one is exceptional looking. nice work.

Looks great to me and from the smile he was pleased.

-- Ray Cody, Florence Alabama

Thanks for the good wishes. This project seems to have become popular again over the last week. I’m now inspired to restart the next guitar project after Christmas; the parts are already.

-- Stanley generally struggling