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Thanks guys, glad you like it!

I found hand drills a very good option to make precise holes, but still a pain in the ass to get them aligned.

15 hours ago, Guitaraxz said:

Looking at this picture, I can guess why you've lost the gloss... seems like you've polished in a perpendicular way at some point. That's a no-no. I would also suggest to mask the fretboard before doing leveling and crowning next time, to protect it from, you know... incidents. By that way, you don't touch the fretboard between installing the frets and putting the strings.

2 hours ago, Guitaraxz said:

I still have the problem that after the frets are installed I lose all the shine. How do you guys do it?

Once the fretboard is polished, I don't touch it anymore. And I certainly don't need to touch it to install the frets. 

I don't use glue at all, the tension of the strings is enough to keep them in place.

Working over that pickups exhibitor must be motivating...

Welcome to the forum BTW.

Looks great, congratulations!... the best sapele back ever.

The guitar looks very nice!

Black knobs.

I like cloudy photos more than sunny... they give me a closer idea to what the instrument looks like. I personally hate those hard reflections from direct light.

Can't wait!

That guitar looks fantastic... the only thing I don't like is that pickups are not fanned. Besides that, it reminds me to a Daemoness: top notch work!

1 minute ago, KnightroExpress said:

Thank you!

When did you sign up for Dropbox? As I was reading on their site, I found that user accounts created after 2012 do not have the option to create a public folder unless you pay for a Pro account.

In any case, I'll just keep uploading directly to PG. It was super fast and easy to manage. 

Oh shit... ^^  Sorry, I didn't know that. 

There's an application you can install on your computer... then you have a folder in your hard disk which is synched. All you have to do is put your files there (wait for upload) and copy the public link with RMB. Actually is a pretty straightforward process, but agree that the web option is not so easy.

Love those frets BTW, I think I'm gonna try that in my next build.

8 hours ago, KnightroExpress said:

Apparently, the Public folder isn't an available option for newbies like me. I copied the so-called 'shareable' links for each image, but no dice, as you guys can see. Well....can't see, haha. 

If you don't have the public folder, create it in the root. You can have subfolders there for every project. Then, click on the image with Right Mouse Button and select "Copy public link". That's the link you have to paste in your posts. Attached a screenie, sorry for spanish interface:

Hope this helps!

1 hour ago, Prostheta said:

however I think that your answer may well be what is happening here. Hopefully @KnightroExpress can confirm if this is the case.

It is a common issue from Dropbox newbies, it happened to me the first time as well... that's why he can see the pictures but nobody else.

8 hours ago, KnightroExpress said:

I tried Dropbox this time around. If it's any help, everything looks fine to me.

Hi, you have to place the images inside the "Public" folder... otherwise they are private only.

Sorry for the mess and congratulations for the restoration... nice to see the whole process in a row.

Those last shots are amazing, can't believe... and do you apply wax afterwards maybe?

Micromesh is what I need!

17 hours ago, KnightroExpress said:

I'm definitely looking for a better solution. Google Photos has been great so far for organization and reliability, and it works seamlessly with the photo library on my phone. However, the shareable links to each photo don't play nicely with forums for some reason. 

Uploading the images to the PG server seems to be a nice alternative in long term - I agree with Prostheta about the empty builds - but it is a pain in the ass when you want to insert a bunch of images in one post, due to the small WYSIWYG editor window. It was way easier before, when you could edit the post in code view and just copy/paste the image URL and renumbering them.

I'm using Dropbox since 2009 and all my builds are still there... If you're looking for a better solution, I would recommend it.

Good luck!... Hágale!  

I like that wengé top flushing with the body... very nice. And the headstock looks killer!

Nice clean build... I love the woods, the templates, the tools, the shop...  you lucky!

Hi guys, thanks for the kind words and votes... and congratulations to VerhoevenC for his Forest, really beautiful singlecut design and very interesting electronics.

38 minutes ago, Prostheta said:

Do you want me to prioritise a tutorial for this? This is entirely how the whole ProjectGuitar.com/member relationship works....you guys tell us what you want to see written up and we'll start working on a way to produce something. Wooden pickup covers would be a fun subject. There are any number of ways of going about it though, whether it be from a solid block or making a laminated "box".

That would be great, if you have time and the expertise... ^^  but I just was curious,.. I didn't even googled it, cause I'm not really in a need, so no worries.   custom pickup covers is something I always wanted to make, but never tried... so never researched.

Thanks very much for the offer!

Do you know any good tutorial about making pickup covers?... or can you share the process maybe?