Sanding the body today. Sprayed some guide coat on and just got sanding. Attachment : 9C69253F-24AC-454E-A518-FE0921DB0DB5.jpeg Attachment : 53A1BB18-A005-467E-A501-5A44FE3D7EBC.jpeg ...

Got the body in primer. I’ll let it settle and cure for a few days and then I’ll start sanding it flat. Attachment : 7DF3B7DB-3838-4B09-8A2B-3301FBDAB1AE.jpeg Attachment : F5B62796-242C-40...

Also, the body has been left in Aquacoat grain filler, sanded to P320 grade. Just as an experiment I sprayed some 1K coloured paint on it from a rattle can, just to see if there were any paint reactio...

OK, it’s time for some work on the body today, time for some primer. I’ve masked up the cavities so I don’t get unwanted/unneeded paint in there. Also, the body has been left in Aquacoat grain filler...

@deej so far it’s gone to the top of the list, now to figure out how to fund it 🙂 I think what I need to do is to get a bridge from a company who also make a cheaper one with the same mounting...

Very kind tv101

Looks Great @likeakite. Love the wood. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Schaller....damn iPad corrective text....and no edit button...

Too kind @tej The bridge is a Schiller Hannes bridge. Not cheap but awesome to play on as they are smooth as silk..

@deej Stunning build, great carpentry! Absolutely love the choice of bridge and saddles too, what are they please?

@likeakite Great work did you use ready made plans or draw your own from scratch

They're cool Clint...it really is like trying to learn a new instrument ...fun 😁

@likeakite Oh yeah! Very nice. I made one as well some eons ago.

Hi Matt, the complications were more niggles than anything. Width of the stock I wanted to use was "just" wide enough so I couldn't round the edges by the fretboard which I wanted to do, ended up putt...

Great job there @likeakite & son! You’ve definitely inspired me, I don’t know when but I’m going to build one too! What were the unexpected complications?

I definitely need to tidy my workshop soon, it’s got totally out of hand. @boo You got that right!

Yeah, it was a fun build, slightly more complicated than I thought it would be though 🤔

@likeakite That looks great! Some day I ll build one of those too

She lives a bit of a distance so may not be able to help too much...but that would be wonderful to share the experience with her. She's given me orders it has to be purple with gold. It also needs to ...

@likeakite. Is your daughter going to join you in the guitar build? 😁 🙏🙂🎶🎸