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Finished 11.15pm March 2nd...

If I'd had more time, would have worked on the neck angle, but I'll leave that to Dad (who this guitar was a surprise present for...). Really, really happy. The P90...

Rushed a couple of steps but feeling ok:
Fret levelling and crowning - should have done it much earlier but didn't have the block. Not perfect but learnt a lot from doing it. Also wire wool! The...

Cut headstock shape (about 50% pig's ear, 50% happy) and both neck and body front & back have had a 1500 sand. Very smooth, very happy...!

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Ha, that's the spirit ;-)

It is really nice though, a very satisfying process

(hopefully better photos coming a bit further down the line, eyeroll...)

Sanding down first coat of Monty's Relic Wax....messy, but looking very nice I think.
Finding the edges hard to keep even (need more space and better tools but it's a shoestring operation here ;-)
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First coat of stain, looks less red than I was expecting, but applied under less than ideal conditions (ie - by lamplight) so see how it looks after drying.
It's revealed some areas where I've...

Thanks both!
Best to check ;-)
J

Hi 2022...!
Not finding too many free moments this January, but got the body sanded to 220 and a new scratch-plate (cream three ply)

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Lots of things planned but a QUESTION about fretboard...

Managed to test fit the P90 at last.
Some very inelegant sanding/rasping/chiselling
I don't have a router at the moment and I got impatient... it's only a mm, half a mm each side right...?
Still...

Hey McCreed - thanks again for flagging this. Checked in with Monty's directly. They think (water-based) stain first, then relic wax (layers of sanding, re-waxing etc) wax will be fine so I'm going...

Thanks!
Yeah, still reading around it ;-)
I'll be v e r y careful

Day two:
(a week later...)

Tiny bit of sanding with 180 on the sides of the neck pocket and the neck fit is much better.
Either the wood adjusted to the house conditions or its the awesome power...

Hey Trevor

I'm thinking a stain and oil finish that I can rub on (don't have spraying space/kit at the moment). Hoping for a matt-ish/satin-ish finish rather than gloss I think?
I'm also going to...

Hello world

First build since 1998(?) so easing back in with this Junior style kit.
It's going to be a present for my Dad, so no pressure.
Lots to relearn, lots of questions, can't wait to dig...