Again a body, this time a telecaster custom shop body.

The material i brought home: two sides of flame maple, two of quilted maple, and the middle, which is made of mahagony and african nut.

the beautiful quilted maple, or maser maple.On the right, the cut-out body from the sandwitch

drawing the sound chambers, and drilling the holes for them

cutting out the excess wood, and gluing the back side on the body.It is quilted maple.I had a though decision wheather to give on the back-side flame maple or quilted, than i've choose the quilted-one.

making the chanels for the wires , for the pickups.Isn't the wood beautiful - flames.

glued together the front side on the left and already cutted out the front side on the right

the side , and the top

Making the neck hole, and measuring out the hole for the neck pickup

Drilling out the hole for the pickup, you can see the neck hole(neck saddle) there too.

The pickguard for potentiometers, and electronics hole

Measuring the bridge pickup hole, and this is how it looks if you soak it up with water.

Finally painting and applying a coat of lacquier.A beautifull mild-red sunburst.

making the pickguard out of real wood(birdseye maple), 5-ply wood pickguard. Shaping the back and basic shape

measuring out for the neck pickup hole. And the final view before laquer.

Applying 2 coats of nitro-laquer.At the back, aluminium foil, just for hum cancelling

and the finished-one, comparing to the original.The fender logo and custom shop

back side

The beauty from near

And the whole thing