Hand Tools Only? - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T14:03:09Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/hand-tools-only?groupUrl=solidbody-city&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3300463&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A1067493&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere is an example of my work…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-03:2592684:Comment:33004632019-03-03T08:08:35.784ZILL GREENhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ILLGREEN
<p>Here is an example of my work. The top piece is my veneer which is a 1/8" thick of birch ply by Revel (yup, like the model kits). I get these at the art store.</p>
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<p>Here is an example of my work. The top piece is my veneer which is a 1/8" thick of birch ply by Revel (yup, like the model kits). I get these at the art store.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1249694809?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1249694809?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> The above mentioned tools are…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32996212019-03-01T21:07:20.432ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>The above mentioned tools are great along with a set of sharp chisels and hammer.</p>
<p>The above mentioned tools are great along with a set of sharp chisels and hammer.</p> Good info, thank you Gents!tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-02-28:2592684:Comment:32989042019-02-28T18:41:15.963ZT-Grippedhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TGripped
<p>Good info, thank you Gents!</p>
<p>Good info, thank you Gents!</p> My first 3 solid bodies, I di…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-02-27:2592684:Comment:32982482019-02-27T22:48:43.618ZILL GREENhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ILLGREEN
<p>My first 3 solid bodies, I did with just a drill, jigsaw and a handsaw.</p>
<p>As Pickedmoor Jon suggested, a paper template will help to bring your design to reality. Have one ready before cutting some wood.</p>
<p>I have a router but I never used it to carve out bodies from wood. My trusty Black & Decker drill and Craftman jigsaw does that job well for me. My method is that I use layers of plywood. I cut out the body shape from 1/4 inch ply. With the template, I can cut out 6 body…</p>
<p>My first 3 solid bodies, I did with just a drill, jigsaw and a handsaw.</p>
<p>As Pickedmoor Jon suggested, a paper template will help to bring your design to reality. Have one ready before cutting some wood.</p>
<p>I have a router but I never used it to carve out bodies from wood. My trusty Black & Decker drill and Craftman jigsaw does that job well for me. My method is that I use layers of plywood. I cut out the body shape from 1/4 inch ply. With the template, I can cut out 6 body shapes identical. The first 3 shapes, I cut out the cavities for the neck, electronics and humbuckers (good to have a template of that too). For the forth shape, I deepen those cavities a little bit further but not completely through the wood. The fifth and sixth, I leave alone. Then glue all 6 shapes together, clamp it for an hour or two and viola, you have a body. Its way easy to stack the body like that than to route out a 2 inch thick piece of wood.</p>
<p>Of course, at that point, the edges will be crooked, with an 80 grit sanding drum bit you can smooth it all down. Or, what I did, before I had that sanding bit, I smoothed the sides with a putty resin. Kind of like ceramic clay but this stuff turns to hard plastic. Then I spray paint it all. But if you want to keep the wood grains showing, then use a sanding drum bit. They come in many sizes, small ones are cheap and thats the one I use on my drill.</p>
<p>Happy building. :D</p> Hi T
You could try with a pap…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-02-27:2592684:Comment:32984122019-02-27T22:11:45.068ZPickedmoor Jonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JonHedges
<p>Hi T</p>
<p>You could try with a paper template and forstner bits, it's what I used before I owned a router</p>
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<p>Hi T</p>
<p>You could try with a paper template and forstner bits, it's what I used before I owned a router</p>
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