My first post. Coolest thing I have made so far.

FP edit: Wow! I did not see that coming. So for more information. This was the 4th guitar i made as a hobby. It was a birthday present for a friend of mine a couple years ago. His girlfriend payed for the materials and i did the build. My fiance did the artwork on the back as a collage from cut up comic books. It took about 4 months to build in my spare time off work. Unfortunately i do not have a video of me playing it. I learned how to build guitars mostly from research online and got most of my information and parts from stewmac.com. The guitar sounds ok but it is a little difficult to play. The neck is heavy and tilts the guitar forward when standing. This could have been fixed with some counter weight but i am still learning. I have received a ton of questions and i will do my best to answer. Happy new year everyone!
more finished pics here: http://imgur.com/a/0z0QF

Initial drawing

Making the body template with MDF

Finished template

Used a pattern router bit with the template to cut the back of the body

Control cavity and wire channel routed

Top wood joined to body

First time making an angled head was surprisingly easy.

Truss rod channel routed.

Finished the rough cut of the headstock and neck.

Two part epoxy resin with yellow dye for inlay material.

Printed pattern glued to epoxy sheets cut with a jewelers saw.

Fretboard dot mold made by drilling holes in some scrap metal.

Inlays set.

Starting the neck assembly. I use flexible silicone sealant on the truss rod to prevent any rattle noise when the guitar is played.

Dots in place.

Neck pocket routed.

It fits!!!!

Test fitting the hardware.

I used black leather dye to give the fretboard the proper look.

Pressing in the fret wire.

Maple was lightly dyed black then sanded to show the grain followed by yellow dye.

First time ever doing a burst style finish.

Back side of the body.

Clear lacquer applied and hardware installed.

It's done!!!

Probably should have worn a different color shirt.

Dog tax. Meet Rosemary.