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Looking good, Kick!

I do like the depth of the veneer & that white binding popping out

Thanks!
Hope to install the wiring this week & then finish it

Wow!
That's the green stain I had in mind for my LP, but I screwed it up... You nailed it! Great job!

Thanks, Stan!

True!
But I didn't had Titebond at hand, & it's also not easy to come by in the Netherlands. So I figured the epoxy would do fine.
I guess I just have to hope the neck never has...

Took a while for me to resume building, but I was spending a couple of days visiting in sunny Barcelona, Spain.

I managed to make the magical moment of glueing the neck to the body.

I read on...

Haha! I think we all can imagine waiting is difficult.:D

I'm curious about the result!

Thank you guys!! I appreciate the feedback!:)


I had the same thoughts about the trussrod cover, that's why it's not bolted on yet. I'm thinking of shaping it to my liking or else banning it to...

Finished polishing the headstock. First a previous picture during sanding & polishing.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/thijspaus/20170610_171743_zpspeq7z4zm.jpg

And the finished headstock,...

Thanks you guys.:D

I have to say I’m really happy with how the gloss has turned out.
Luckily I’ve been able to use professional painting equipment.

Very happy with the result.

Well now! Time for another update.
Everything is polished. Overall I'm very happy on how it turned out.*

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/thijspaus/20170602_162500_zpsp7kjmjvc.jpg

Only...

Jup! Very thin veneer!!
My build suffered the thin-veneer-demon as well... Still recovering, though!

Looking forward to follow your progress.

Congrats to Konstantina!
Well deserved win against some other beautiful entries.

Congrats to you all!

Great looking kit!

Looking forward to your build

Great kit!

I was planning on ordering this one as a next build as well.
And also with the Dave Grohl-look that Wokkaboy just mentioned.;)

So my advice would be: go green!!:p

Haha! Thanks! Doing my best!
Hopefully I can glue the neck in this weekend too.:cool:



Thanks, Simon!
I actually didn’t do any research on what Gibson uses for their headstocks. I just...

Looking great, Kick!

Must be a great when finally glueing the neck.
And that flame looks killer! A lot better than on mine, haha!

I didn't know you could buy original ones!

But this was a cheap fix because it didn't cost me a thing.:cool: I just ordered an A4-sample for my work & the next day I had it in the mail.

Link for the ColorCore. If anyone is interested...;)

https://www.formica.com/en/uk/products/colorcore#swatchesTab

Thank you all for your comments!

This weekend I started shaping the headstock. I noticed a Les Paul usually has a headstock laminated with a black piece of plastic or something. So I used a black...

Fixed it!



Thanks! I’m very happy with the results.
I fixed the pictures. No idea what made them not visible, though…



Thanks!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/thijspaus/IMG-20170523-WA0000_zpspko6y20q.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/thijspaus/IMG-20170522-WA0005_zpsjdixfs4x.jpg

Well, this weekend I got some result I was hoping for:

First I stained the mahagony back in a darker brown & protected it with 1 thin layer of clear.
You can still see the guitar in the...

Thanks. I thought it was spot-on as well. That' why I was so bummed out I ruined the veneer.

Thanks! I'll try.
For a first try it's bound for something to go wrong. Too bad it had to be the most eyecatching thing on the guitar.



Yeah, I figured if I diluted the black stain more it...