Wooden pickguards - Woodworking Talk

jpw23 · 06-26-2008, 02:37 PM

A friend of mine on a recording forum donated these pieces to auction off for a Children's Hospital fund raiser that I'm helping out with this year. Really nice work and this pic does not do the pieces any justice so.....here's his website as well.
www.woodguarden.com

**Daren** · 06-26-2008, 03:17 PM

I have made a few of those. I found this picture in my old gallery here (fuzzy picture, too bad it was pretty). For a black Telecaster with a birdeye maple neck, looked killer installed.

jpw23 · 06-26-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Daren

I have made a few of those. I found this picture in my old gallery here (fuzzy picture, too bad it was pretty). For a black Telecaster with a birdeye maple neck, looked killer installed.

I remember that.......I tried to get you on at homerecording but, they had some kind of a glitch........good lookin' work though

joesdad · 06-26-2008, 04:06 PM

Those are awesome...talk about worrying about movement. Daren was the one you made only held on with the factory screw positions? I would think they might crack around the holes with the slightest shift from a humidity change. Now I want to go make one for my Strat.

**Daren** · 06-26-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by joesdad

talk about worrying about movement. Daren was the one you made only held on with the factory screw positions? I would think they might crack around the holes with the slightest shift from a humidity change.

Yes, just the little screws. I don't see it moving much, it was kiln dried and finished (sealed from moisture change) on both sides ?

Tdragon · 07-06-2008, 08:09 PM

As a guitar player myself, I must say those are very cool!

matthewrust · 07-20-2008, 10:24 PM

Not my style personally, but I think they are really cool looking. A lot of the guitar building books I've read show how to make these and I think I may try it sooner or later. It definitely gives a one-of-a-kind look to a guitar.

I was in my shop today, waiting for a glue-up to dry before planing and pulled out the mandolin. I didn't have a pick handy, so I took a #20 biscuit to a block of 80 grit paper and had a really handy pick in about 30 seconds... Maybe I could go into business!