Pablo's TL-1Q

Looking good Pabs, coming along nicely. I agree with Woks, neck ferrules do look cool.

Cheers all. I've been enjoying having a little spare time to work on guitars again.

@Swanny, scary? Nah, this one's been on the cards for months, so I've had everything well planned out.

Screwed the neck on today. Promptly realised there was no way I was ever going to get the bridge in the right spot without extending the rout by about 5mm
http://imgur.com/xA0skvR.jpg

Didn't bother with a template, just went freehand.
http://imgur.com/O0DTetO.jpg
And luckily didn't screw anything up!

Then marked out for the bridge and string through holes and got it on the drill press.
http://imgur.com/3unIMKu.jpg
http://imgur.com/FUX9au7.jpg
Not perfect, oh well, not bad.

And test fit everything with a mock up pickguard.
http://imgur.com/39A2I6y.jpg

Also, drilled out the holes in the control plate to 9.5mm to accommodate Bourns pots.

On to sanding. Finally.

Two weeks of hole filling, sanding, scraping and polishing binding and i was happy with the result.
http://imgur.com/OjgwZsa.jpg
http://imgur.com/faZGek2.jpg

Finally ready to stain. Not gonna lie, I was excited. For a moment...
http://imgur.com/s9xyTJE.jpg
Seems I've gone through the veneer, not once, but twice. And to top it off, the glue line at the join is still very visible. Gutted.

Ok, so, this is no longer a quilt top. I'm gonna have to decide on a solid colour for the top, at least. Sad panda.

Pablo that's a shame that orange looked awesome.

Bad luck Pabs :(. I feel your pain. Was really looking stunning.

cheers,
Gav.

Ouch. I'd keep it personally mate. doesn't look too bad. I'm not very anal about finishes though

Nope, i can't live with it. Damn shame, because this orange is exactly what I wanted.

Considering white now. Any other ideas? I'm kinda lost now.

Ohh I feel for you Pabs....

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