Finished Mold

Step 2 Cont... Finished cutting out the mold and then flush routering for 6 identical halves. To glue the pieces together spread the glue on and then shot little brads into each side to keep it from moving. Next drilled several screws into the mold. No need to clamp as the screws act as clamps. The mold is now finished!! Approximate time: 1 hour

Started!!!

I have started my guitar project. I haven't actually started the guitar, but the project is started.

Step 1. Made a template out of 1/8" plexiglass. I have some plans for an OM shaped guitar. I traced a half guitar shape from the plans onto a piece of paper, then taped that paper to the plexiglass using double stick tape under all the traced lines. I then rough cut the plexiglass with a band saw. Then I sanded the the pencil line with a belt sander, and a drill press with a sand paper rod.

Step 2: Used the plastic template to draw a line on some MDF. I then cut the MDF board using the band saw and sanded it down to the pencil line using the drill press sandpaper. So now I had a perfect half mold of the guitar shape. I then rough cut out 5 more MDF guitar shapes, and then used a flush router bit to cut the exact shape. I haven't yet glued them together, but they are cut and ready to be glued, or screwed together. Appoximate time for steps 1 and 2: 5 hours.