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The rough cut body blank straight off the bandsaw
Sanding
smooth the edges of the body
With the edges smoothed the positions of the 'f' holes can now be marked out
Cutting the 'f' hole and control cavity in a Thinline custom
The rough cut 'f' hole
The finished 'f'' hole and control cavity access
The Thinline custom having its battery box routed out
Battery box cut out with recess for lid
Battery box lid fitted
This Thinline custom has a comfort contour shaped into the back, a feature not found on normal Telecasters
The body is left now while attention is turned to making the neck. This is the Maple as bought in, showing the perpendicular grain of the 1/4 sawn wood. This is more expensive because it's quite wasteful in the way it's cut from the tree, but it's less prone to warping - a very important factor for neck wood
Marking out the neck shape
The neck wood is then clamped into a jig ready to have the truss rod slot routed out. This is a double acting truss rod shown in the photo
Cutting the truss rod channel
The channel cut
