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Fender 1960’s Reissue Stratocaster refinish and relic

Full re-finish and relic on this 60s reissue Strat

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Flatness, be gone! . #fretboardradius #jig #routi

Flatness, be gone!
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#fretboardradius #jig #routing #conwayguitars #customguitars #leoseries

Absolute casserole. . #neckcarving #conwayguitars

Absolute casserole.
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#neckcarving #conwayguitars #customguitars #taskmaster #woodworking

All jokes aside, I do need more clamps. Oh, and so

All jokes aside, I do need more clamps. Oh, and some special binding for this Antilles Imperial..
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#conwayguitars #clamps #binding #checker #antilles #imperial #customguitar

Antilles Imperial incoming.. . #conwayguitars #ho

Antilles Imperial incoming..
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#conwayguitars #hollowbody #antilles #imperial #customguitar

Shaping a Leo neck (Part 3 of 3) - final hand sand

Shaping a Leo neck (Part 3 of 3) - final hand sanding
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The most tedious part of the process, and the most important. A perfect transition from neck to heel and headstock is what Im aiming for here (or as close as I can get of course!)
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#neckshaping #sanding #customguitar #leoseries #conwayguitars #contours

Shaping a Leo neck (Part 2 of 3) - machine sanding

Shaping a Leo neck (Part 2 of 3) - machine sanding
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Dead head sander used purely to smooth out the back curvature and get to where the spokeshave can't reach (heel and headstock base) Bobbin sander than takes this one step further. Final hand sanding in part 3
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#neckshaping #woodcarving #customguitar #leoseries #conwayguitars

Shaping a Leo neck (Part 1 of 3) - Initial carving

Shaping a Leo neck (Part 1 of 3) - Initial carving
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Draw knife and spokeshave do all the heavy lifting, first, then onto machine sanding for further refinement (in part 2)
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#neckshaping #woodcarving #customguitar #leoseries #conwayguitars

MOP blocks on a bound Rosewood board - name a clas

MOP blocks on a bound Rosewood board - name a classier combo 🤌🏼
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Perfect fit for this incoming full-scale J-Bass build
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#motherofpearl #rosewood #bass #conwayguitars #inlay #classy

I do love it when ideas just work. Check out these

I do love it when ideas just work. Check out these new 4mm Carbon Fibre hollow dot inlays.
Oh, and the maple board is pretty nice too I guess..
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@markpericbass
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#inlay #carbonfiber #flamemaple #conwayguitars #custombass

Contour upgrade for the Leo model with the heel co

Contour upgrade for the Leo model with the heel contour now extending into the upper horn. Looks better, feels better, and gives me an excuse for more carving 🙃
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#contour #carving #woodworking #leoseries #conwayguitars #customguitar

Incoming Antilles Imperial. This one is going to b

Neck fitting, jack holes and inlays - all in a wee

Neck fitting, jack holes and inlays - all in a weeks work
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#progress #conwayguitars #customguitars #leoseries #workshop

Carving it up #leoheelcontour . #carving #leoseri

Carving it up #leoheelcontour
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#carving #leoseries #conwayguitars #woodcarving #customguitar

Routing a couple of Leo-S bodies. Swamp Ash and Re

Routing a couple of Leo-S bodies. Swamp Ash and Red Cedar
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#routing #customguitar #conwayguitars #leoseries #swampash #redcedar

Scraaaaape . #scrape #binding #customguitar #conwa

Scraaaaape
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#scrape #binding #customguitar #conwayguitars #blackwood #tortoiseshell

It's taken me about 20 guitars to finally get some

It's taken me about 20 guitars to finally get some good close-up footage of routing a binding channel - so I hope you find this as satisfying as I do!
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#binding #router #customguitar #conwayguitars #close-up

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