Early Mosrite "German Carve" process

[KRamone27]

This is one tool I wish I had when I built my neck. Using a rasp is a pain in the rear.
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?P ... milyID=562

[KRamone27]

I'm definitely going to get a spoon plane, looks much easier than the hand carve with wood chisels I've been using.

Terry, can you tell us a little bit about binding? Do you use individual strips of white and black, then laminate them yourself, or do you have a source for ready made binding? Any photo's of this process.

What would be great to see on the forum is a photo essay of a complete build from beginning to end similar to what I did in the Bass clone project I did a few months back. I think this type of information inspires potential new builders to try their hand and experience the reward of DIY. Right guy's?

I found this prelaminated binding at lmi http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproduc ... ic+Binding

[TerryTNM]

Hello,
I just wanted to pass on a little tip that I had never posted before on any of my progress pictures. One that I feel is critical. It's not a revelation, it's just not something you see written about all that often when it comes to the carving process.

When the time comes to do the final contour sanding I set up a clip-on
lamp (40-60 watt) at about 6" above the work table to expose, with long shadow, any high
or low spots and the evenness of the over all carve. All other
lights are turned off. This is the best way to see where you need work.

Turn the body to evaluate the whole thing.

Hope this helps some of you that are just starting to get into the carving thing.
I've still got plenty of work ahead of me on this body. First, I need to put the binding on. - Terry

[gplayer]

Excellent tip. That would make a great deal of difference.