This 13-week workshop guides participants through the complete process of building a custom electric guitar — from raw wood to a finished, playable instrument. The course integrates traditional woodworking with modern digital manufacturing, including CNC routing, laser engraving, and 3D printing. Participants will also have the opportunity to earn industry-recognized NC3 certifications in Precision Measurement, 3D Printing, and Laser Engraving.

7th grade and up.

Instructor, John Zehren
Mondays & Thursdays - 5:30PM to 8:00PM
Room 117A
iMET Center

KIT Guitar build involves using a purchased guitar kit, which has everything you need to make an electric guitar. This workshop runs September 22nd, through December 9th. You build a guitar from a pre-purchased kit. Each week there will be two and a half hour sessions, and corresponding Open Lab time for follow up. Sessions will cover the different steps involved with customizing and assembling an electric guitar. The Workshop will provide demonstrations to give you an opportunity to experience working on the different parts, like neck, fretboard, wiring and body. The workshop will showcase how you can employ digital manufacturing like 3D printing, laser, and CNC to customize or build your own parts.

10 session Workshop for customizing and building an electric guitar from a kit. 8th grade and up.

Instructor, John Zehren
Tuesdays - 5:30PM to 8:00PM
Room 117A
iMET Center