hi guys,
Got the second coat of Butterscotch Wudtone on the body today and the fifth on the neck and headstock. The rock maple neck takes many more coats to get the same colour depth, but I think I may have them currently on par.
I also got the scroll saw out and made a pickguard and truss rod cover from tortoiseshell material. Should look good all assembled. There doesn't seem to be much gap between the end of the fretboard and the body this time around, so the new 3ply pickguard I've made may not fit under the fretboard. I'll have to cross that bridge at assembly time.
I'm also thinking about putting the new pickguard in the oven and then bending it to conform to the curved body shape. Has anyone done this before? I had to add extra screw holes last time to cinch the pickguard down flat. I seem to remember someone straightening a bent pickguard by heating it? Any tips and tricks from you gurus on shaping this one?
cheers,
Gav.