Well, I think a little update is in order...
I have been working out of town for the last month, so the guitar has been at home with no progress on the finish at all. All that is left is finishing the body and neck now, as all the shaping and final sanding is done. I also need give the frets a good leveling too.
With some luck I should be out of town for one week more, and then itll be high noon for guitar work. For my next project, I am thinking either a LP style, or something radical, like an explorer. The one thing keeping me from an explorer style is that I do not have the tools to prepare large pieces of wood for the larger body blank required. The one thing i am sure about is that I want my second to be a set neck (I think I will leave a neck through till later).
To address this issue, I was considering the purchase of a planer. Would you all recommend purchasing a planer from Home Depot or somewhere similar? I am thinking a 13", and nothing too heavy duty...just something that will get the job done without issue. I think that purchasing a planer will really allow my guitar building creativity to reach a new level, as now I feel limited to buying ready made body and neck blanks. Let me know what you all think!