A Fender Stratocaster Shaped Table

This is an easy step by step tutorial for how to make a guitar headstock-shaped table.

What you will need:

1 metre x 1 metre (40 x 40 inch) chipboard(particle board in UK, paper board US)
Jigsaw
Reference photo
Screws
Drill
Wood Glue
Paint

Step 1 Rough Outline

As you can see in the picture, a rough guidline has bee drawn in.

Now as I'm sure you all noticed, my table is not at all the same proportions as the fender guitar head (Second image)

If you want it to look perfect I suggest you spend alot of time on this stage, it could very well determine whether your table will work or not.

Comments

[sredmon]

Looks very amazing. :)

[jamey_270]

This table turned out awesome. I might try this out. Thanks for the idea!

[Terak]

Thanks man! Appreciate it! Enjoy and good luck!

[Lucas0214]

A Great Idea and the Finished Product looks Amazing! Good job :)

[Terak]

Thanks! Appreciate it ;)

[gmoon]

Hey, that's really cool!

Watch out though for lawyers, though-- Fender has trademarked the shape of the Strat peghead... (I hope I'm just kidding here, but you never know with large corporations.)

[valhallas_end]

Actually, I'm fairly sure you're right, gmoon.  I believe it was Warmouth that was sued a number of years ago for making a neck with a headstock too similar to Fender's - before they actually bought the rights, of course.  Its the same as trademarking the body shape - Gibson and Ibanez have had fun with that one.

[Terak]

Yeah well i'm not trying to sell it off as a copy so i dont think there is much harm i'm doing here right?

[gmoon]

Yeah, and I do dig the table.

I doubt you'll have a problem (you just never know about lawyers these days...)

[Terak]

Hehe thank you once again ;)

[LoneWolf]

Nice Job!!! This rocks.

[Terak]

Thank you :).

I just wish I documented it better, especially the last couple of steps.

[LoneWolf]

Your welcome.

YEah, I often think the same thing too after I finish an instructable...fortuanetly you can edit them after their published.