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.