Thanks Sonic, great to see the gloss on the poly finish, I wasn't sure if poly would come up that good, but it's looking nice.
I've already got some of the Ca glue on order, wondering if I should maybe skip it now, but for the Ash Body, would it be worth pressing on with the glue to help with the grain fill(I will be using ebony Timbermate as first step in the finishing). I've got time to ponder it anyway.
Over this last weekend I routed the jazzmaster style tremolo pocket without a plunge router, which I thought I would mention in case anyone else tries the same.
Using a routing template I got off ebay for $20 to help with alignment, and a set of forstner drill bits, for around $15 off ebay, I set about drilling 4 holes for the main section using the 35mm forstner bit, and the 15mm forstner bit was perfect for the "bump" at the top of this rectangle.(where the locking switch on the fender trems are)
I taped some painters tape to a depth of 35mm on the forstner bit, to give me a depth guide so I didn't drill right through the body. Then a few smaller holes to catch the corners with a Bradford bit. Tiding up from there, I used a set of chisels, which went a lot better than I was expecting. Little bit of sanding just to smooth it a bit. I'm not too fussed with the perfect hole since it's going to be covered, so just needed to be neat-ish.
When I first started this, I used a drill guide, as I had just drilled the new bridge post holes. I found the drill guide more of a hindrance than a help. As I was going to have to clean up the cavity anyway, I didn't mind if it was perfectly straight, so free hand drilled these.
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