A photo of an unusual looking guitar siting on a stand on a workbench in a moodily lit workshop. The neck and the centre of the body along the neck are made from a single piece of dark walnut wood, whilst the sides of the body are made from a white 3D-printed lattice work. There is no headstock, just a custom aluminium block to anchor the strings, with tuners being built into the bridge.

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A photo of a weird in progress guitar on stand on a workbench. The centre of the guitar is a plank of walnut that runs the length of the body and neck, and to either side of it the body shape is made from a 3D-printed lattice in white plastic.
A photo of the view down a length of walnut wood, into which has been sliced a number of thin layers of wood that were then broken, so it now looks like a mountain range.
A screenshot of a CAD tool showing a part that acts as the headstock of the guitar. It's a swooping wedge shape with six channels cut in it (one per string) and three holes in it (for screws).
A photo of a 3D-printed plastic part that has 6 channels in it that end in little thimbles. In one channel sits a guitar string with the ball end sat in the thimble. In another channel a string sits over the channel as it's too wide to fit in.
A photo of four wedge shaped parts lined up on a workbench, showing an evolution of the headstock part from left to right. The left most one is very angular and blocky in plastic, the next one is very curved in and bumpy but uses less material and is printed again in plastic, the third is a refinement of the second to have smother lines and is printed in plastic, and the last one is the same as the third but printed in aluminium.
A photo of a top down view of the neck of a guitar build, showing the fretboard with the fret slots cut, and next to the neck is a small saw japanese pull saw.
A photo of me in the workshop with the neck section of Älgen clamped to the edge of a workbench, and I'm carving the back of the neck, wearing my respirator.
A photo of me stood behind a table at a show. On the table is a close to finished Älgen guitar (but not yet finished as there's no strings on it). On the table around the guitar are a selection of prototype parts and a laptop showing the CAD model.
A photo of an unusual looking guitar siting on a stand on a workbench in a moodily lit workshop. The neck and the centre of the body along the neck are made from a single piece of dark walnut wood, whilst the sides of the body are made from a white 3D-printed lattice work. There is no headstock, just a custom aluminium block to anchor the strings, with tuners being built into the bridge.

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