Hello again,
Thanks for all the kind comments
I've got some more progress pics of the headstock and I've finally got the right finish for the maple top and headstock.
I also picked up a brass bolt from the surplus store and milled a nut out of it. I laminated the bottom of it with purpleheart. hopefully, to tone down the brass sound a little.
The first pic is of the headstock with the holes drilled and the truss cover carved and ready to finish. The nut is just resting in place.
The next picture is of the neck and headstock with a swatch of the finished wood and a peice of the brass bolt.
The last pic is of the body with the same swatch wood resting on it.
Oh yeah, Thanks litch, for the info, it worked out great. The gap was where the upper wing meetes the fretboard. not anymore!
Now I'm just waiting for the bridge/pickup templates to come in the mail.
I'm really looking forward to finishing the wood.