Tims Les Paul Spalty

I'm doing a grad dip ed through CQU. Most of the course is online, but the tradeoff is that I'm required to go to a residential school a couple of times a year at their main campus in Rocky. Fun times!

OK... I'm back. Time for some pics.
These were taken after:
- 4 coats of Honey on the top;
- 1 deep colour and 3 coats of Mahogany base on the back 'n' sides;
- 1 coat of gloss, left to cure for 4 days.

Just put the second coat of gloss on, and I'm going to get a start on the soldering this afternoon. I'm pretty happy with it so far!


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I must say I'm glad I went with Honey.

I wasn't 100% sure about it, since there aren't that many pics of it in use, either on this site or on the Wudtone website. But I wanted to try some colours that weren't being used much and were a bit different to the other builds I was seeing. It was a bit of a risk, but I think it's paid off.

hey Tim, it's looking fantastic.Great colour choices

Just watch the wudtone in the neck pocket and corresponding tenon on the neck - it can cause issues with adhesion of the glue, most guys tend to leave these as bare timber

OK, I'll sand it back there. Thanks for the tip!

cool, just the bits of the neck and guitar body where they touch ad will be glued together. It is looking really sharp, love it

Timsan - looking hot! Don't sand too much - you don't want to take it out of square. Also, before soldering - make sure you shield - it's a whole lot easier now than later! Last thing you want is for it to be tuning in the local ABC when you plug it in.

Your spalt looks amazing Tim. Great colour choice. The mahogany back and sides also contrast perfectly! The more gloss you get on there the better she is going to look. Great job.

cheers,
Gav.

Done the shielding... almost. That was a nice little exercise in frustration and learning the joys of working with copper foil tape.

I had just enough to do the cavities, but not enough to shield the covers for the control cavity or 3-way switch. I tried to make sure that there was only a slight overlap between strips, but I still ran out of tape before I could finish the job. Another one or two strips and I'd have it sorted... :?

If you have some spray adhesive and thick aluminium foil that can work well for covers etc.