Laser Etched Lyric Guitar

I'll include the vector image I have used for the body of the guitar. I have laid it out in 2 pieces as my laser can't fit the entire piece. I will use Adobe Illustrator to lay out the lyrics and then you're ready to burn it!

So I forgot to show an image of the actual guitar being cut out but I used a thin piece of Baltic birch that was just under 1/4" thick. I vector cut the shape out with the laser and then painted the entire thing flat black. The next step was running the file and basically burning away the paint. You don't have to go deep with this.

The back can really be anything I just happened to have some great old pieces of barn board here. I cut flush one side of each board so I could glue them up. They get screwed into the frame to keep everything secure. This is a good time to get out the wire brush and get them nice nice.

The next step is fairly straight forward. I used some 1x2's and cut 45 degree mitres at the corners, painted everything flat black and screwed the frame to the barn boards.

From here we mount the guitar. I start with laying it out on the board as I want it. Then I take tape and place some bits around the outside. We then take the guitar away and work on the mounting pieces. This can be anything, I use off cuts from the guitar shape. This is just to have something to glue to. So I nail in the little scrap bits and then glue the guitar parts to them.

You're almost there! At this point the work is done, make sure everything is how you'd like it and carefully place some weight on top to secure your pieces. Once she's dry you can mount with screws and wire or a metal cleat works great!

That's all folks. I hope you enjoy this project. if you make anything similar or have enjoyed this one please let me know! Thank ya!