Building my SG.....third PBG build.

[Tim]

Colour looks great and like Wokka asked I was wondering if you were going to shape the headstock.

[Humphrey]

Hi all,
Thanks for your comments. The deeper colour , I think, has come from a high ambient temperature in Sydney for the last few weeks. I actually let it cure outside, undercover, and this is what happened. Have to be a chemist to work out why but 30 degrees C had something to do with it I'm sure.
Now, the headstock . Hum. I'm not the best woodworker and don't want to stuff it up. I will think about that one and suppose I should have done it before adding the British Burr Walnut. Let me see what it looks like with the beautiful tuners I have found on Ebay.

[wokkaboy]

Humphrey, its not too late to shape the headstock, this should be done with the veneer glued so you get an even cut. I'd recommend draw a shape on a scrap piece of wood and practice. You only need to cut the rough shape then sand it down to final shape, even if its a standard SG shape, it would look much better than a square edge headstock. Without the headstock shaped to me the guitar looks unfinished

[Scott J.]

If you do plan to shape the headstock its definitely easier after its capped with the veneer (otherwise you end up doing the same work twice ... like I did! ) just give it a good taping-up to protect the veneer during the process ... but with a patient and a steady approach (and a fine-tooth saw blade) it'll be fine.

... and if you're looking for a regular h/stock shape, a google image search will bring in the goods - there's plenty of .pdf files on the net for all the major (and minor) brands

[GlennGP]

Really quality job, nice one.