1963 Gibson Flying V Replica

Hi, I'm Joe, Makership recipient(Thanks again to everyone who voted on that.). I'm documenting my progress on my Makership project here. The project is to build a replica of a 1963 Gibson Flying V electric guitar.

In and of itself, building the guitar in three months shouldn't be a problem. If time allows, I also intend to build a period-correct replica of a Fender amplifier to go with it, and build a pickup winder to hand-wind the pickups.

Progress so far has been gathering parts and learning about the process. I've acquired about half of the parts. There's more to learn about the woodworking involved than I'd originally thought, but the CNC router will do most of the woodworking with a high degree of precision. So I just need to learn the CNC machine, which I'm doing.

Installing the electronic parts will be simple, the only challenge there will be accumulating the best parts the budget allows. I've been happy to learn that I can 3D print some parts and luthier tools for a lot less than they'd cost otherwise. I'll still be going well over my original budget, but I don't care. I'll end up with a much nicer guitar than I could buy ready-made.

Pictures will be forthcoming; I still have to learn how to host them online.