REFERENCE
Body dimensions
Length: 17.25 inches (17.375)
Upper Bout: 9.25 inches
Lower Bout: 13 inches
Body Depth: 1.75 inches
Scale Length: 24.5 inches
Nut Width: 1 11/16 inches
String Spacing: 2 inches
Fretboard Radius: 12 inches
Headstock Pitch: 17 degrees
Neck Angle: 3.5 degrees
John Catto body and headstock template (print full size)
Another PDF of a Les Paul Junior plan (double cutaway version)
Gibson page for LP Junior, with 360 degree view
Links to some great pictures of LP Juniors made by wrnchbndr, who has given us some great information:
Here are some links to good photo essays of Les Paul-style builds:
Roman Rist making a Les Paul Junior style guitar for charity. This is a really well documented build.
A father and son team from Ontario build a couple of Les Paul Juniors.
Here is a great build by a professional furniture maker who decided to build a Les Paul style guitar. Great info on doing the headstock on the first page of the thread. The neck angle info is on this page.
Neck join - note .25 inch in on cutaway side (see above photo as well for this)
Bridge, and body route for the P-90 pickup
A good view from the side
Informative view of neck join
The Whole Kahuna
Information here on where the body joins the neck, which fret it joins at
Back of headstock with view of tuners
Rear control cavity - note two-tiered route to allow the cover to screw on
Front of headstock, with view of nut and truss rod cover
Where the “Gibson” is, that’s where the heart goes!
