I was passing by, having not been here for a while, and just had to check out all the builds (especially acoustics). I must admit that I was gobsmacked (really impressed) by your guitar. You’ve done a brilliant job here…   Read more»

Always a relief when it all lines up
 

Bunch of thin coats of thinned down oil based polyurethane with sanding between various coats then onto microcystalline wax. I use a foam pad on the drill to buff.
 

@swepri That’s an approach I’ve used often, usually before clearing out with a chisel e.g. in cutting a mortise. Would definitely reduce the amount of material to be routed out.👍😃

I prefer to drill out the bulk of material with a forstner bit before routing the cavities. With a decent drill press (with good clearance) and a depth stop it saves me from a lot of routing.