I’m up to 12 coats of laquer now and sanded with 1000 grit and got rid of all the tiny runs and ripples that I couldn’t see before I sanded. Should I leave it at that for polishing or put…   Read more»

@frank1985 If you are determined to get it down to 14mm, route it in the jig you made rather than trying to sand it. It’s not only quicker but it will be consistent and even all over. If you try…   Read more»

Alan, have you looked at the Finishing Course that Mark made on here? 
I highly recommend it to you. 
https://guitarmaking.co.uk/course/guitar-finishing/ 

Hey man thanks. Just saw that couple of hours ago. I think that 57mm is close enough. Now off to find custom pickups for this build. @petersoyanov No problem. 👍 Good luck with the pickups, I’m sure one of the…   Read more»

I admit to having a little giggle at that!!

I thought you would like that @tv101 🤣 

I need something that I can stretch to 60mm. Is there anything I can use or do you have any ideas to work around this problem?  @petersoyanov I can get you to 57.5mm string spacing, how’s that?  Schaller do some…   Read more»

Right, before you spray anything else on, whether it’s sealer or lacquer, sand the whole thing with some 600g paper. Don’t spray anything over 2000g it’s too shiny, nothing will stick to it properly. There has to be enough “key”…   Read more»

@frank1985 That’s fine, I would leave it like that, don’t try and sand further into the headstock. The main thing is, it won’t affect the instrument from being played, that’s the most important thing. It won’t be very noticeable, only…   Read more»

@clinton Be careful when sanding with a radius block. It’s easy to sand more off one side than the other or even sand a twist into the fretboard. In your head, you are sanding everything straight and evenly but your…   Read more»