A potential upcoming project would call for making a solid guitar body. Not a working guitar, but guitar shaped. I'd also make a guitar neck shaped object.
I don't have any of the tools or any experience making instruments. I don't even have a bandsaw anymore. However, this is a one off and it's not an instrument. It's a decorative piece shaped like a full size electric guitar.
I'm willing to buy a learn few new hand tools, but I don't want to go overboard. I need to cut the shape of the body somehow. My coping saw may not be up to that job in 6-8/4 stock. After that, I'll need to shape the curves (round over) on the body edges and the back of the neck.
I'm thinking I can get by with some kind of bow saw and a rasp or two? I have #151 spokeshave, few standard files and a cheap Nicholson rasp.
Any suggestions on tools and techniques would be super helpful.