Looking for something to do this weekend? How about building a Telecaster out of an Ikea butcher block? That’s what Zachary Custom Guitars decided to do:

After buying it at Ikea, this butcher block just sat there for 2 years and I wasn’t quite sure when I would use it. I needed an impetus. Then I read somewhere a quote from Brad Paisley. He said “a Tele is nothing more than a cutting board, a baseball bat and strings”. Well that did it for me. I knew what the next Z guitar was going to be, I already had my body wood. I wanted to meet Brad’s challenge. So here it is Brad, your cutting board is ready to play. Show what a real cowboy you are and stop playing your kit guitars and play a real hand made guitar from a real cutting board. It will be the best Tele you have ever played and will ever play. Luckily you do qualify for a Z guitar and so does your friend Keith Urban. You have both been pre-qualified.

Someone get a hold of Brad, tell him I want to talk to him and don’t forget to mention that I’m much nicer in person. I am always looking for players but never pay anyone to play my stuff. PRS has to do that, I don’t…

Check out the full story at Zachary Custom Guitars. There are lots and lots of great pictures.