We got a tremendous amount of work done today on the bass.  It seems that all of woodworking can be reduced to making jigs or sanding.  We started by building several frames to hold the routing template for the pickup. Continue reading →

We disassembled some of the key pieces from Paul’s current bass, removing the control knobs and pickups.  Continue reading →

We are slowly making progress.  However Beth is now in Haiti and Paul has a bad case of the flu, so he is sleeping a lot.  He also has a pile of homework because he was mostly sick last week (but went to school, so he could infect others) and got behind.  Continue reading →

Progress was slow and steady.  We had a busy weekend, but managed to finish gluing up the body.  We also tried doing a bit of rough-cut around the body to get a feel for the hand-held jigsaw (with new blade).  It was VERY slow going.  Continue reading →

With the first version of Paul’s new base guitar shape designed, it was time to shop for wood.  The Owl hardwood store in Lombard is absolutely fantastic. Continue reading →