So after a bit of a break from this project, I'm back at it again!
I made a new fretboard from scratch, new inlays frets and binding. The test fit with the rest of the hardware looks great. Looking better!
I made a new fretboard from scratch, new inlays frets and binding. The test fit with the rest of the hardware looks great. Looking better!
Next I finalized the top carve. I previously planed the neck angle into the top. I was shooting for a little more then 4 degrees. The pickups are on a plane that is 1.5 degrees, so using a protractor and a little math I figured out where this plane needed to be and marked it out with pencil. Then I used a block plane to carve this part of the top.
Then using 2 different curved bottom planes I did some more carving of the top until I was happy with the contours. I smoothed out the carve with my random orbital sander with 80 grit paper. It needs more fine sanding but I think the top is looking great. Next will be the pickup routing and binding!
Then using 2 different curved bottom planes I did some more carving of the top until I was happy with the contours. I smoothed out the carve with my random orbital sander with 80 grit paper. It needs more fine sanding but I think the top is looking great. Next will be the pickup routing and binding!