The Eco Relicaster Custom Guitar Build

By Custom Wood Shop Eco Relics Blog March 31, 2017

We decided we wanted to try and build a custom guitar for our International Guitar Month Kick-Off Concert giveaway, using reclaimed or salvaged materials, and we wanted it to be a beautiful, professional instrument. We approached our resident luthier and wood shop craftsman Chris Lawson, and he was more than excited to build the very first, one-of-a-kind Eco “Relicaster”.

After going through many drawings and ideas, Chris came up with final design and started the build by constructing the neck. The blank for the neck was constructed using some beautiful reclaimed Maple and Black walnut.

Maple and Black walnut neck ready to be shaped.

Maple and Black walnut neck in early stages of shaping.

After the rough shape of the neck was achieved using old fashioned hand tools, Chris selected a piece of Amazonian Rosewood for the fretboard.

Amazonian Rosewood fretboard now joined to the Maple and Black walnut neck.

The frets have been cut, laid out and ready to pressed into the Amazonian Rosewood fretboard.

Frets have been pressed into the Amazonian Rosewood fretboard.

After the frets were pressed into the Amazonian Rosewood fretboard, it was time to create the body. Chris collaborated with shop manager Doug and they found an antique Mahogany wardrobe that couldn’t be saved. They salvaged some of the wood and Chris got to work joining the boards that they milled.