I see you've got solvent based poly, then you can try a wipe-on poly finish. I've used this method with great success a number of times and I'm currently using it on my new project, the wannabee Exoti...

Oh.... and I glued in the neck....... 🙂

The body has been grain-filled with AquaCoat and I made a decision about the finishing process: Initially I was planning to use wipe-on poly only as a sealer and spray matt lacquer, but it turned out ...

Pungent memories.... 😆 😆

Oh... you DO remember...? 😐

My Strat doesn't smell of cheese.... It smells of sweat and stale beer......

Progress....... The body after two sealer coats with wipe-on poly. Attachment : 20210215_191103.jpg Attachment : 20210215_191154.jpg One more coat should do it... After that some pore fi...

A workbench? A workshop? I wish............. This is my workbench... Attachment : 41.jpg Guitarbuilding is an outdoor activity for me....

They are even uglier than an Ibanez Talman.....

Oh... you're absotively right in that aspect Boo!

Flawlessly made and surely something else!! But ugly as sin.................

Maybe a useful tip: Use your Dremel with the plunge base to drill a straight 2 mm pilot hole and gradually widen it with 4, 6, 8 etc drill bits until you've got the right diameter. You will notice tha...

Thnx Clint!!

I did some work on the neck this weekend. Straightened the fretboard, hammered in some frets (ebony is a lot thougher than rosewood...) and filed the fret ends. Attachment : 20210201_071343.jpg ...

Wow.... that colour is stunning............. I'd go for direct mounting........ Keep it as clean as possible....

Update: A little work in my shed last night. 9pm curfew, so what ya gonna do..... Put on the radius on front and back and made some corrections/refinements to the carve. Attachment : 20210127_0652...

Thnx!! Will try both!

I have one issue to deal with however.... Drilling the holes for the tremolo posts (Wilk vs100, spec'd 10 mm).... I drilled some testholes: 10 mm too wide, 9,5 mm too narrow..... maybe a 3/8 imperial ...

A Gotoh Wilkinson VS100.

Nice..........................................