Finished installing the Dots, and went through the sanding regime again.
Re-slotted fretboard and banged/glued in frets. Its official....Frets are a pain in the ####.
Marked out neck pickup cavity and routed through cap. I will do same with bridge pup cavity and then use the cap as a template to transfer to the base, before gluing the body up.
I still have to level, and crown the frets...which I believe will also be a pain in the ####.
Scale is 648mm (25.5 inches) which is about the centre of that horizontal masking tape. Its starting to come together.
Over the weekend routed the wiring channels before eventually gluing the cap onto the body.
Ill leave that for a day or 4, and then I can finish the neck pocket depth and fit the neck to lineup the strings/bridge for final bridge placement.
Whilst I wait I started testing some finishes. I bought a can of Minwax wipe on poly, and started applying coats onto the control cavity plate and a neck plate I also made from the Tiger Oak offcuts. With a light sanding in between to remove any dust or bubbles, Ive managed to apply 3 coats per day. The control plate is starting to shine and achieve some serious build up now after 14 light coats and Im guessing Im half way until I reach the desired buildup.
There are little ridges in this grain pattern but they are filling in nicely. There is some "tanning" or a slight deepening of the coloration towards a tobacco but so far I like.