The creation of a guitar, part 2

Hello again to anyone who has followed me in the previous phase. Let's continue with the construction part. Now, we'll look into how to cut the shape of the guitar.

The kinds of wood that I find suitable for the body of the guitar are alder, maple and mahogany. You will need some kind of saw, I would advice you to use a band saw:

Armed with some patience and experience, you could use also two other kinds of saws (hand saw and alternative saw), but if you want to be certain of the results and waste as little time as possible, you should use the right instruments.

Now, we will proceed to the shape.

...and a first rough draft of the handle:

The creation of a guitar, part 1

As I have previously said, I am going to talk about different topics in this blog that might not have anything in common! Today, we are discussing guitar making which is one of my passions.

What I intend to show you today is the way in which I make a guitar and how I would advice anyone who wants to get into guitar making to go about the creation of an instrument.

First of all, a drawing is necessary. It's better if this is a result of your own imagination! Here is how I draw an electric guitar:

Body

Grip

Grip

It's easy to find shapes on the internet, but you'll have to decide if you want to design a standard shape and then adapt it to the various components, or if you prefer to design the guitar from scratch according to the components (keep in mind the string length!)

To be continued...