There have to be some guitarists on NS...
I finished the project I started last summer.
Made my own body from limba (AKA korina)...here's a picture of it when I got the blank.
I then used a blueprint a guy from a telecaster forum made in CAD to make my own MDF templates.
From the 1/4" MDF master template, I made 3/4" MDF working templates. I used those to route the shape of the body, the pickup holes, and the control plate holes. The neck pocket needed its own template as well. I routed the roundover, and used a drill press for all the bridge holes, string-through holes, etc.
Then I shellacked it with amber flakes, and sprayed it with clear lacquer. I let it dry for a few months (I'm working on this project at my parents house, I was at school for a few months). I came back for Christmas break, and got to finish it. I dry-fit to make sure everything went on correctly then wet sanded and then hand polished with Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Cleaner Wax.
