>>AxAxSxS
Thanks!
>>sunday_luthier
Thank you! I think less is more as well, I think this holey design might be a bit too much but it does depend on what colour is behind the guard too. Too much contrast might be too much of an eyecatcher.
>>ScottR
Thanks! Have you used the tuners before?
Got some stuff done. The always nervewrecking headstock binding channel route had to be done. Ebony, end grain and very little space to rest the router on... A recipe for tearout. Anyway, it went well.
Routing the sides first, saving the worst for last...:
The result, has to be cleaned up a bit of course:
Time for a headstock inlay. We've had a full moon recently, got inspired by that. Drew the patterns on paper, glued the paper to the pearl pieces, glued the pearl pieces to some scrap wood.
And this is what it looks like. The logo will be cleaned up. Some other day...
I forgot to test it together with the truss rod cover I made. I think it will be too much with both logo, wolf and cover, especially when there will be binding as well. Here's a couple of ways to do the headstock: