Ash and Alder Blocks for USA bodies
Rough Ash block and contoured body. USA Ash bodies are usually made out of 2 pieces of wood, USA Alder bodies are usually made out of 3 pieces of wood.		Blocks of Alder for Mexican guitars come laminated with an Alder veneer and the top beveled direct from the lumber supplier.
Routing bodies in the USA factory. All of Fender's American and Mexican made guitars are cut and fretted in the USA factory.		Cutting Necks in the USA factory.
Bodies waiting to be sanded in the Mexican factory.		Stages of neck building and a rough body
Bodies sanded in the Mexican Factory		Bridge blocks drilled in the USA factory
Pickguards are cut out by a machine. A beveled edge is put on each pickguard by hand.		Metal press machine used for embossing metal.