I started to stain the body and realized a couple things...first, I need to do more sanding so that stain will penetrate evenly and second, I hate finishing.
I sanded down to wood, then re-conditioned and re-stained. The result was a bit better this time. I'm still not 100% satisfied with it, but I think I'll move forward for now. Given the fact that the wood this guitar body is made from is IKEA pine shelves as well as the neck looks kind of bad, I think I'm worrying too much. I'll clear coat it and, if it looks bad but plays well, I'll look into re-finishing it. Pine is a funny wood for taking stain, so I'll need to figure something out. The main issues are the sides of the guitar; the front and back look fine, for the most part.
I also wired up electronics as much as I could. Basically, I got all the potentiometers and the switch mounted up and wired except for the pickups.
On the pickups front: I cut the magnets roughly to size. They're made from a VERY hard material, so I should have made my "rough" cuts a bit closer to full size =\
DUMMY. I forgot that it was nearly 2am and was pounding on the magnets to get them set in the pickup flatwork...Erin yelled at me...and we're going to be spending LOTS of time in the car tomorrow...Hope she's not too upset =\...I'm such a dummy. I wound up using my drill press to (much easier and more accurately and, more importantly, quietly) press the magnets into place...
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I'm sure you will be forgiven.. It does seem though that this project is consuming you a bit?
I was forgiven.
This is how my projects tend to be. I devote loads of time to them and sometimes get hyper-obsessive about details at times.
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