Finish color samples :: Chubbuck Mousa 003 Hollowbody

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Last month as Mousa 003 was getting ready for finish, I sent a couple color samples off to the client to get a basic idea of what he was looking for.  Check out the two videos below to see how much work went into these!

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Hollowbody assembly :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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Here is Mousa 003's body glue-up from last month.  I glue up the back first, remove it from the mold and then glue up the top.  Currently I'm finishing up the body binding and the neck fit is coming up soon.  Check out the body glue-up video from the vlog down below.

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pre-body build :: Chubbuck Mousa 003 hollowbody

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Here are the components laid out for Mousa 003 just before body assembly last month.  The top in this photo still needs the top bracing fit and installed along with the controls drilled out.

f-holes :: Chubbuck Mousa 003 hollowbody

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I cut the f-holes in Mousa 003 last month and forgot to post photos.  Below you can see how I handle this process without the use of an overhead pin router that many other hand builders use.  It's a pretty basic rig but gets the job done.

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Hollowbody top carve :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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Above is my "carving shower" were I can better contain the mess of roughing out Mousa 003's hollowbody plates with an angle grinder fitted with a chainsaw wheel.  Below is the grinder setup along with where I stopped using the grinder before switching over to hand planes.

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From here on out it will be hand planes and scrapers before flipping it over to scoop out the inside.

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This rough carve ended up on Friday's vlog.  Check it out below and subscribe over on the Chubbuck Guitars Youtube channel.