Monday I picked up a few small pieces of Sapele that had beautiful grain, close to that of mahogany. I decided to take the body shape I had designed and do a Thinline Tele style build.
I put together some poplar for the core:
I cut and bookmatched the top:
I cut some thin pieces for the sides. Here they are next to the top:
I plan to cut the back similar to the top and cut some hard maple or pine (something white) for the binding.
How will I bend it you ask?
Here is my homemade bending iron:
Thats all for now, will update soon!