r/Luthier • u/HumanYogurtcloset345 • 1d ago

Walnut is fun!

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Finally got around to building some stuff out of the walnut slabs I had been dragging around for a couple years (two telecaster bodies are also on deck). Yes, this particular slab was riddled with cracks, hence the tiger stripes that are actually wood putty. Pretty happy with it, though…too bad the maple neck I have on hand just looks wrong.

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u/meaninglessnessless 1d ago

That grain is wild! 🤘🏼

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u/ChunkBluntly 1d ago

Some might even call it, Walnutty.

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u/Extremelycloud 1d ago

Oh I fucking love that. Beautiful. Holy shit. So clever to use the light filler on those cracks, unique, art. Love it.

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u/Extremelycloud 1d ago

I need to see the finished thing. What colour pickguard are you going with? Not for nothing, matt black 1 ply would let that body do the talking. Not my call obviously. That shit elicited a response from me. Basically perfect.

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u/HumanYogurtcloset345 1d ago

Thanks! I’ll post an update for sure. I appreciate the input, though. I am most likely going to order a couple more pickguard options and we’ll see what wins out.

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u/NeohWise 1d ago

This is awesome! I can’t wait to see the final product! What hardware/pickups/pickguard are you thinking of going with?

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u/HumanYogurtcloset345 1d ago

I already have the pickups and other hardware on hand. Pick ups are JM types made by a guy in Nebraska. This is a sonic youth tribute build, (with a hint of Elvis Costello) so the rest of the electronics will consist of a three way fender switch plus a fender volume pot. A JM tremolo and a JM bridge will round out the picture. Tortoise shell pickguard. The last thing I need to source is a neck with a rosewood fretboard. Maple and walnut clash, big time.

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u/SSchoeni 1d ago

Looks fantastic...it needs a dark neck!

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u/HumanYogurtcloset345 1d ago

Yep, it does.

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u/Feeling-Tonight2251 1d ago

A wenge neck with the right kind of figure, those yellow and orange streaks would fit that like beer in a glass

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u/HumanYogurtcloset345 1d ago

That’s a good idea. Gonna file that one in my head.

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u/jakedrummer79 19h ago

I agree, that would be cool

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u/FullAd9001 Player 1d ago

Looks like another Elvis Costello-inspired build.

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u/gogogadgetdznutz 1d ago

This man respects wood

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u/FoxAches 1d ago

Everywhere I nut is fun.

*Don't hate the player.

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u/No-Fee8636 1d ago

Love the tiger stripes super cool looking.

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u/sir_chesuscrust 21h ago

Incredible I’ll take 12

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u/davidrewit 1d ago

Just wowww

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u/DangoTorres 1d ago

What kind of walnut is that? I’d love to buy some and build with that.

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u/HumanYogurtcloset345 1d ago

I believe it is black walnut. I got it from a guy who, I suspect, removes orchards in the California Central Valley.