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Just before completing my JB-4 project (made for my daughter), I decided to pull the trigger on an IB-5 for myself.

After it arrived, I excitedly opened the box, and made sure everything was...

Thanks for the tips, Simon.
I was leaving it as long as I was, and sanding between coats because I'd read that in the guide. After reading your post a couple of times, I may have sped up my timeline...

It's been a while.
A combination of getting busy, life getting in the way, and losing a bit of motivation left my project on hold for a while - a few months, in fact.

I had some (much needed)...

Ah yes, I see it now.
I actually made a couple of those cuts today as it was as I got to thinking about what you were saying re: painting the horns. When I next string it up, I'll make sure I take a...

Thank you to everyone who pointed out that I didn't quite hit the "n" key hard enough for my laptop to recognise the keystroke when typing out my last post. Something something hand moving too fast...

Update time.
I primed the body!

As I mentioned in my last post, I had made a jig to hold the body so I could move around it to spray the primer on with. I hug it in my carport and went at it....

I went and did a little bit of research and ended up getting some Dupli-color - acrylic based enamel. I now have two cans of primer ready to go.

Seeing as it's been pretty cold here, I haven't...

Thanks for the replies re: sanding. I thought going to 1500 seemed a bit extreme!



My daughter seems really - REALLY - keen to pick out a paint colour and have it painted that colour.

Guess...

Not much action has happened on this recently - life seems to be continually getting in the way of having a good time. However, it seems that I will have some extra time on my hands as life presses...

I did see somewhere about measuring the neck pocket and working out the centreline from that - Never thought to incorporate measuring it off the pickup route as well!



Ah! Builder's string!...

Hi everyone, first time posting.

I recently took the plunge and decided I'd give building a guitar a try. I played guitar back in school but in all honesty, it's been a little while since I picked...