Prairie Custom Guitars

A while back I received some New Guinea Rosewood from a guy to build him a body

This is wonderful looking stuff.Lots of different colors.

I had some leftovers,unfortunately nothing big enough for a body.

With the great results of the Lamicaster,I decided to try to use up

the leftovers.I picked the three best matching pieces for the top.

To get some thickness,I added a figured maple lamination in

the center,kinda like Fender did,only thicker to give

me some thickness.It turned out really nice.

I skipped the actual build pics because I was unsure of

what the results would be.I will keep on posting as I finish it.

I will be adding this to the store because it has no home at the moment

Here are some pics

Front

Back 

A few different angles 

After some more sanding,I needed to wipe it down

to make sure I got all the glue off and to see how it looked

This is pretty much a good representation of how

it will look with a clear finish.You can really see the colors

 Not just too sure how to finish this.Some nasty grain here

This sealer I have here works really well,as good as grain filler

and much nicer to work with.I give it a coat to to empty

my gun after spraying the figured maple body.

We will see just how this stuff works.

If nothing else it will protect it from any dings and scratches while I am routing it.

Back to this one for a bit

Since I got sealer in my gun for a couple other builds

I decided to give this a couple more coats

I sanded back this first coat and hit it again

The colors are really starting to show

This one now is getting a new home

It is going to be routed like a traditional tele and finished in clear lacquer

A couple more coats of sealer

Finally getting the grain filled to where I can almost start lacquer

This girl has a new home

Now I can route it

The new owner has decided on a maple neck with Pau Ferro fingerboard

I set this one on so he could get an idea how it will look

A couple more coats of sealer and we are ready for lacquer

Have been waiting for some special hardware for this

Didn't want to do any lacquer until I was finished routing for it

It showed up today and WOW

Vince at Taipan Tone makes some amazing stuff

This stuff is all milled solid brass

Unbelievable quality and craftsmanship

Matches well with the rest of the hardware

Neck is on the way too!

This should look pretty good!!

As mentioned the neck arrived

After the first coat of TruOil

A very nice flame maple Pau Ferro neck!!!

The GuineaCaster gets her first coat of lacquer!!

And the first coat of tinted TruOil on the neck