First build questions... Is this body blank too thin?
IT pro here experiencing a mid-life crisis. Sick of sitting at a computer and feel the urge to make something that will outlive me, so we are attempting a Telecaster build.
I'm not much of woodworker and live somewhere without a good hardwood supplier. I grabbed a bowed slab of 8/4 poplar and somehow managed to mill it and get a nice flat body blank out of it.
However it's sitting at right about 1.5" thick right now. I am concerned it's on the thin side and am wondering if I should put a top on it. The poplar some of the greenest I've seen (color, not moisture) and I don't love the look. The black stripe is kind of cool but the rest is kind of blah.
Curious for opinions on if I should just use what I have and make it thin or if I should try to put a top on to beef it up. The poplar is very soft and dings very easily as well.
If I do a top, I'll keep the black stripe on the back. If I don't, I want it on the front so I am stuck and cannot cut it out until I decide which way to go.
All opinions are welcome!