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Brian's Guitar from Conception to Birth
or How to Build a Guitar in 62 Easy Steps! |
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Clean Up and Fill Up |
  Take
off all the clamps. The edges may not be perfectly aligned, so hit
the abutment with some 60 grit sandpaper to flush things up. Follow
that up with some 100 grit to smooth things out. You can sand with
or without a sanding block depending on the situation. Sanding
without the block gives you a little more feel and access to the
tough curves. Use the block on broader areas which makes it easier
on the hands. I prefer a foam block which conforms around the
curves.
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  You
want your dream machine to be perfect, so inspect the entire glue up
for any small gaps. If you find any, tape off the area, select some
appropriately colored wood filler, and fill the voids. Remove the
tape immediately and just let the filler sit until it’s completely
dry, about an hour. Don’t go fussing with it until it’s dry; you’ll
just mess it up. Once it’s dry, hit it with some 100 grit sandpaper
to take down the high spots.
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 Some
glue may have oozed into some of your pre-drilled holes. Inspect
your string holes and the pickup bezel holes and gently re-drill
them where needed to open them back up again. Check for any ooze
into the control cavity and clean that up with a chisel. |
Take
off all the clamps. The edges may not be perfectly aligned, so hit
the abutment with some 60 grit sandpaper to flush things up. Follow
that up with some 100 grit to smooth things out. You can sand with
or without a sanding block depending on the situation. Sanding
without the block gives you a little more feel and access to the
tough curves. Use the block on broader areas which makes it easier
on the hands. I prefer a foam block which conforms around the
curves.
You
want your dream machine to be perfect, so inspect the entire glue up
for any small gaps. If you find any, tape off the area, select some
appropriately colored wood filler, and fill the voids. Remove the
tape immediately and just let the filler sit until it’s completely
dry, about an hour. Don’t go fussing with it until it’s dry; you’ll
just mess it up. Once it’s dry, hit it with some 100 grit sandpaper
to take down the high spots.
Some
glue may have oozed into some of your pre-drilled holes. Inspect
your string holes and the pickup bezel holes and gently re-drill
them where needed to open them back up again. Check for any ooze
into the control cavity and clean that up with a chisel.
