Visualisation

Here’s the latest project:

The top is beech barnwood, sanded down just below the grey weathering. Fretboard is persimmon.
Haven’t decided on the rest of the woods.
The bridge is made from an antique cast iron drawer pull, and the control plate is a copper doorknob backplate.
They will be arriving in the mail today.

Yes, I have been having a bit of fun with photoshop (well, the Microsoft version thereof, anyway)
This is an image I cobbed together from pictures of other axes, the wood I will be using for the top, and ones from the Ebay listings where I bought the hardware.

Most guitarists can get a pretty good idea of what to expect when they ask for a fiesta red Strat with a Kahler trem and pearloid pickguard, but the stuff I do is often a bit less easy to imagine by way of description.
This provides me with an effective way of presenting ideas to customers interested in commisioning a custom instrument.
Plus it’s a lot of fun.