Reclaimed Wood: January 2026

This is the first of a series of monthly Instagram recaps for @tonywallacewoodworks. I was prompted to do this by a friend who doesn't have an Instagram account but wanted to be able to see what I was posting. (Ideally, I'd automate the publication of an RSS feed for my Instagram feed, but it looks like that requires an Instagram for Business account. If anyone knows a way around that, please comment on this post.)

How this will work:

• If you're reading this in an email, you'll see a list of links that point to my Instagram posts.
• If you're reading this on the web, the list of links will be replaced with embedded Instagram posts. (If that fails for some reason, the original list should still be visible.)
• If you use a browser or extension that blocks trackers, the embedded Instagram posts may not load but the links to the posts will still work.
• You'll see a login prompt when you view a post in a web browser while you aren't logged into Instagram. You can dismiss it with the X button.
• I won't include Instagram posts that just point back to posts on this blog.

Special thanks to Nessa for the "Reclaimed Wood" title! 🙂

Here's what I posted in January 2026:

• Fitting the neck for my second Telecaster build
• Installing string ferrules for my second Telecaster build
• An overview of my milling process for a guitar neck blank
• $2 amp cover
• An overview of my milling process for a guitar body blank
• Sheilding pickup cavities with copper foil tape for my second Telecaster build
• Pickups and bridge installed for my second Telecaster build
• Timelapse of the wiring for my second Telecaster build
• Everybody loves Richard Marx, right? Right?
• First sounds from my second Telecaster build
• Tuner installation for my second Telecaster build
• Using my ergonomic sanding block