Purple Cypress for a Telecaster body?

[Adieu]

Re: Purple Cypress for a Telecaster body?

I talked to Erden yesterday at the shop and it looks like we can go forward with this project. I made one mistake in the conversation though I told him the wood is 22” across when in fact it is 11”. I will call him Monday.
I think I can still get a piece wide enough to do a one piece body which is what I have my heart set on. If not the above piece will have to do I guess.
He did suggest that I buy a neck and send it to them as well so they can marry the neck and body together for a perfect fit. They will also do a satin finish to show the grain of the wood.
They will do the body and install the neck to made sure everything is all right. I will be responsible to do everything else. Bridge, electrics, tuners ect.
I have decided to do a Telecaster body so now I’m on the hunt for a neck. I have checked Warmoth’s site and the necks that they have look amazing but I’m open to all suggestions for this topic.

I will ship them the wood and neck then I hope to go pick it up in person.

11" is no good for a one piece, and 3" is no good for a bookmatch, not for a tele fullsize afaik... dont have one to measure, but strats are like 13" wide @ bridge, so are LPs, ESP eclipses are a hair wider at ~13.5" --- daresay 32 - 35 cm seems to be the formula. And remember, you need a bit more wood on the blank to shape things evenly

You miiiiight be able to puzzle together a 3-piece Vee shape from it....maybe

[Mincer]

Re: Purple Cypress for a Telecaster body?

Thank you Mincer! You have sent me to the right place!

Very cool! They are all nice guys there who do quality work. I've played their Crackercasters before and they were amazing.

[RorySquier]

Re: Purple Cypress for a Telecaster body?

This looks like this will be an interesting project...especially with a special type of coloured wood which will look pretty cool once it's all done.



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[Cobra1957]

Re: Purple Cypress for a Telecaster body?

11" is no good for a one piece, and 3" is no good for a bookmatch, not for a tele fullsize afaik... dont have one to measure, but strats are like 13" wide @ bridge, so are LPs, ESP eclipses are a hair wider at ~13.5" --- daresay 32 - 35 cm seems to be the formula. And remember, you need a bit more wood on the blank to shape things evenly

You miiiiight be able to puzzle together a 3-piece Vee shape from it....maybe

I believe 18”x14”x2” is the minimum starting blank. Like I said, I will see if I can find one in his barn that is no smaller than that. I’m confident that he has a piece that will suffice.

I won’t be able to visit him for another 3 weeks.

[Adieu]

Re: Purple Cypress for a Telecaster body?

I believe 18”x14”x2” is the minimum starting blank. Like I said, I will see if I can find one in his barn that is no smaller than that. I’m confident that he has a piece that will suffice.

I won’t be able to visit him for another 3 weeks.

Yeah sounds about right

Be aware that a blank is a planed even board with no issues anywhere... so if what you got is a non-uniform log with unevenness etc, you'll need a bigger piece.

There's a reason why the so-called '2-by-4 board' is actually 1.5" x 3.5"... it's because 2 by 4 denotes the piece of lumber it was cut from.

Realistically you want 20+" x 16+" x 3" for solid colors, and probably significantly bigger if you want to go for a transparent finish (one-piece)... or 20" x 9" x 6" for a 2piece bookmatch