r/Luthier • u/South_Geologist2778 • 9h ago
Tiger Shape Build - Body Only
I know epoxy is a polarizing topic in the woodworking world, but hopefully this is a subtle enough use of it to be acceptable. I didn't have the skills or tools to seamlessly bookmatch the walnut top, and honestly I love how it looks!
This is my third guitar body build, and I finally felt like this one was good enough to deserve decent hardware and a Warmoth neck instead of a Chinese telecaster neck. One of these days I need to overcome the fear of building my own neck. Limited tools, space, and the fact that body builds are a lot more forgiving than neck builds have kept me from attempting that so far.
Basswood body, tiger walnut top (pun intended), Warmoth neck, many coats of wipe-on poly, a push-pull coil splitting pot to work on my wiring skills a little bit.
Opinions welcome!





