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1) Drilled the string holes front to back. I forgot to sit the body on another bit of wood so I have tearout in the first three. Doh! The won't show massively as I am still drilling out larger holes for the ferrules.
2) I was a complete tit and neither marked the fret markers with enough care nor double checked them. Subsequently three are out of alignment. A casual glance doesn't see it right now, but once the strings are on there will be long straight lines highlighting the discrepancies. Not sure yet whether to attempt a fix. It would involve a LOT of hassle - find spare ebony, turn on lathe to diameter, remove dots, glue in ebony, level off, re radius, re mark re drill, make new dots, glue dots in, flatten re radius. It would also be MUCH easier to do it before installing frets. I think I may let it go ....
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The offending articles (don't look 'too' bad without strings on):
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Drilling the ferrule holes on the back of the body using a template I made up.
Machinehead holes countersunk
Initial neck shaping. This job is both a tad worrying and also very satisfying. Bugger up now and it is a LOT of hours wasted!
installing frets with a fret press tool in my drill. I love this thing! a million times better than hammering them in last couple of times.
All frets installed. I don't have decent snips so I cut them down with my dremel.
Front sprayed with satin varnish, edges slightly darkened first. You can't really tell from this pic, but the satin finish on the wood looks lovely. It's really brought out the 'woodyness' and the branded type.
Installing side dots. Hate this job, easy to cock up (I did, twice)
Side dots sanded flat. I have also stained the neck since this shot
In the end I agreed, so I have polished it back up a bit. A good decision, looks great against the wood now.
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