A tiny update. Still doing the tru oil thing, but I think I slowly got the hang out of it....
Currently filling up all the holes and dimples on the front side, not the easiest thing with a burl veneer
If it looks halfway decent (no dimples left), I'll add a few thin coats of tru oil with turps and then leave it to cure (that means doing the back side ;-) )
And then... I guess finally assembly waits! (After it's cured of course)
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And the pickguard is finally lacquered and cured:
Due to the irregular surface, it has more of a matte sheen instead of a gloss look. I'm torn here... I don't think the rusty parts should be shiny, but I also don't think the few non rusted spots should be matte. But I guess as it's only copper plated, there is no real solution, as I can't just buff up the copper, it would probably be destroyed. So lacquering it was the only option... besides buying a sheet of copper and just making my own pickguard (which I will do for the next build for sure ;-) ).
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