I haven't posted to the CNC Zone before, but I thought this would be a good time to show y'all what I've been up to lately.
I'm currently building 6 guitars. The photos below pertain to 2 of them.
I start by making a glue-laminate block of about 15 different planks of wood.
This is how the block looks after a first roughing pass.
Here's another guitar, at about the same stage.
... after all of the finishing passes on the front side.
Another look. The white cover for the control panel is made from a rapid prototype SLS process.
The body is then flipped over, and the back is roughed. There are 2 blocks between the body and the sheet of MDF that you can't see.
... after the roughing cuts.
Another view.
The back, after all the finishing cuts. I used a .025" stepover with a .50" ball nose for this one.
This is the Arched Wave (AW6) after sanding.
AW6 back view. 4 planks of maple in the middle, ash on the outsides.
Back Bender (BB3) Front view, after sanding.
Back view. Maple in the middle, alder on the outsides.
Of the 6 guitars I intend to build, I'm going to paint half of them, and do a light stain / clear coat on the others. I hope to have the first in the series done in the beginning of May.
For more info on my process, and a look at some of the other guitars I've made, please check out the KOZM Guitars website.
BTW, I'm using a ShopSabre 3636, and I design the guitars in SolidWorks.
I'm looking forward to any and all questions, comments, critiques and suggestions.
Thanks for taking a look!
kozmguitars.com