So begins the hard lessons.
I used a template for routing out the body of the guitar. I haven't used a router often and it has been quite a while since that time I fired it up.
Here you'll see the wavy lines caused from not properly adjusting the height of the bit and cutting into the template. This dry fitting wasn't too bad, but not great. Next step is to ask my brother to cut out the body with his ban saw.
I'm grateful that my brother was available to cut out the shape and use his table router to clean up the edges.
Here you'll see a few accidents.
1. Cut into the neck pocket. I used epoxy to fill in as best I could.
2. A nice gouge in the side. I used some wood filler and smoothed it out.
3. I drilled all the way through the body for the four bridge plat screws. More wood filler.
Some more sanding and we'll be ready to start applying paint!
