Back to basics Telecaster Episode 11.

Hi and welcome to episode 11 of the back to basics Telecaster build where I continue the work on the neck by refining the shap and starting work on the fretboard.

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[ronsweet]

Very cool tricks. My first guitar build was a Tele but I ended up making a second neck. I wish I knew that trick then, I destroyed a nice piece of figured Maple.

[bjstein]

Old school.. love it.. easy thing to do was use Stewmac fret spacing .. but using an existing guitar for reference is an idea that did not come to me..

[stevecarrero]

You are very talented. I would pay you rather than any big brand custom shop. Good job and again thanks for posting your videos. I also like that we don’t have to wait days or weeks for the next episode. 🎸

[nickdryad]

That such a fantastic technique for transferring fret locations.

[rqkeating]

Using the cutoff from the fingerboard might look really cool on the head stock of this build.

[SimonCustomGuitars]

Really enjoying this series Pat. - and lots of good info. I find Fretfind2D very useful for printing off fretboards. I don't use it for cutting the slots, but I attach it to the template to help with positioning on the body, marking for carving etc. And for the spoke wheel cut out. But I guess that software wasn't available when you built your first guitar! Cheers.

[jonahguitarguy]

Good video Pat. I bought a small diameter slotting blade set up my huge sliding miter saw and cut about ten boards all in on setting. The couple a did with the handsaw again to avoid all the set with the big saw. But my handsaw seems to be cutting under sized. Stew Mac cryowire doesn't want to press in. Quite a pain. So anyway just pulled the trigger on a 6" slotting blade. Just need to make a sled for the table saw.

[TSY-shno]

Loving this series. What palm router are you using?

[williamspray]

Great series. Just curious: What is your blue tape/ super glue budget?

[adamcone]

I just routed my first truss rod channel yesterday. It was not pristine. I used a palm router with a side guide. I will never do that again. Too wobbly and imprecise. I think I used the wrong bit also. Lessons learned.