Instrument details: Tom Lewthwaite-Page - Electric guitar

Tom starts by joining his quilted maple cap

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The reclaimed iroko Tom is using for the body is quite dense, so he routs weight relief chambers under the cap in addition to wiring channels.

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Gluing the maple cap - more clamps means more even pressure.

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Tom has opted for an unusual one piece glued in neck, resulting in a tricky 'closed tenon' join.

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Routing for the pickups and tremelo unit are easier done before the neck is glued.

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When the unusual neck join doesn't fit in any fretting jig the slots have to be cut in the old school way - very carefully!

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Having made the body template the body can be routed to shape

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Carving the heel before gluing the neck gives better access to the work

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Shaping the neck

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The closed tenon on a one piece maple set neck

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Gluing the neck

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The slots for the rhythm circuit thumbwheels

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After assembly. Tom has applied a blue stain to highlight the figure in the maple top

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Tom tries out the pickup combinations - about 16 at the last count...

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The back of the iroko body and maple neck with iroko skunk stripe

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