| Project by fissionchips | posted 09-03-2011 09:41 PM | 1776 views | 0 times favorited | 4 comments |  |
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Built to mimic my full size stratocaster, this little guy took shape slowly. I started with a single piece of basswood that I carved to shape.
The biggest challenge was stringing the mini strat. Eventually I settled on the strands from a small braided wire. These were wound and glued to the tuning pegs, then fed straight through the body (as in a real guitar!) and fastened at the rear to maintain tension.
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svenbecca
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#1 posted 09-03-2011 11:38 PM
Looks great.
-- A carpenter takes an ugly, knotted, twisted piece of wood and makes something beautiful and pure from it. Jesus is a carpenter, I am a piece of wood.
WoodenFrog
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#2 posted 09-03-2011 11:53 PM
I say Very Neato!
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Stevinmarin
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#3 posted 09-04-2011 12:34 AM
That is awesome. I love the comparison picture.
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cranesgonewild
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#4 posted 09-04-2011 04:56 AM
Very well done.
The detail is spot on.
I like the third and forth pictures. Too cool.
You have a lot of patience.
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