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| Mahogany body & neck arrive from Precision Guitar Kits in Vancouver, 31 Aug 2013 |
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| Back view |
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| Precise, tight neck fit |
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| Trying out some dye mixes |
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| Alcohol based dyes mixed with SealCoat and denatured alcohol to seal/add color |
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| 3M Stikit sandpaper: the greatest thing since sliced bread |
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| Excess glue will scrape off easily once dry. |
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| Titebond II Dark glue is great for darker woods like mahogany. |
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| Ebonized/pickled headstock. Simple vinegar & steel wool solution. |
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| Mahogany color grain filler. |
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| Shellac is really starting to bring out the glow. |
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| Scrap block in pickup rout keeps body off table while finishing. |
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| Not happy with the color? Time to sand it all down again! |
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| All ready for final polish |
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Laying out the controls |
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| Ground wire soldered to bridge stud insert |
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| I created my own templates for the pickguard, control cavity cover and truss rod cover |
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| Adding the bevel to the pickguard |
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| Sheilding on the control cover |
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| Using the drill press to press fit the bridge stud inserts. |
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| Gauged nut files great for checking action at 1st fret. About 1/8" will have to be sanded off bottom of nut before installation. |
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| Sanding jig for level, right angle sanding of bottom of nut |
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| A few drops of white glue and light clamping pressure to seat the nut |
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| Using painter's tape as a straight edge to align tuners |
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| Pre-drilled bridge insert holes on this kit from Precision work best with non-compensated wrap tailpiece because of the fairly acute angle relative to the nut. For fun, I tried a stop tailpiece from a T.O.M. set and it was very close intonation-wise. I'll play with a few options to see what works best. |
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| Finished! |
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| In the bright sunlight, picture looks much lighter than finish really is. Will have to add some better pix |
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