I bought a beautiful body blank that consists of 3 pieces of light swamp ash, joined by slices of Cocobolo Rosewood.... Really is stunning. The blank should give me a body that weighs in between 3-4lbs. Like everyone, I love a lightweight tele.... and in this case it's especially important because the maple top is heavier than the equivalent thickness in ash...
I marked out the center line (which will be lined up with the bookmatched seam), spread the glue, placed the top down and clamped it tight. I also put in a few wood screws (outside of the body area!) to make sure it didn't move while clamping.
It's a good idea to find a piece of hard steel to clam down the middle of the blank - it is very difficult to clamp firmly in the middle of the piece...
The last picture is after it has come out of clamps (I left it in clamps for 72 hours).
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