Starcaster build! (Again) (finished p.6)

[Stereordinary]

Cool project, keep up the good work!

[dylanafghjkl]

This is looking great!

[gishuk]

Thanks guys its really coming together.

Played around with some soundhole designs and this is what im leaning towards at the moment.

Sorry about the blurry photo, it didnt look this bad on my phone!

[solfege]

Ooo I like that. I was going to suggest something in the Gretsch Cat's Eye / Rickenbacker vein, but that works just as well and is its own thing. Nice.

[gishuk]

Got the soundholes cut today. I'm super excited with how good they look, need a bit of work with some files to even out the corners from the routing but its better than I was expecting.

[gishuk]

Cut the control cavity access panel. Going to use a plastic cover but I think I'll line the inside with a thin maple veneer so that no plastic shows through the sound holes. Got the rear roundover done too, binding next!

[aliendawg]

this is looking gooooood!

[gishuk]

Thanks man!

Im getting super excited to see this with some stain on. Just the sanding has shown that this is some really pretty maple.

Its not actually too heavy either considering its a large body guitar made entirely of maple, bonus!

[gishuk]

The routing work is now all done, got the binding channel routed. Going to try and use acetone to glue it on, rather than actual glue which ive used before, to make it less likely theres any residue to mess with the stain finish. Doesn't look to be any more difficult.

Once thats done apart from drilling a few (very important) holes it will be ready to start working on the finish. Excited to see how this wood looks with some colour on

[marqueemoon]

The f hole design is brilliant. I think it will really pop with the burst.

[solfege]

I am so, so interested to see how this turns out. Thanks for the updates.

[rexter]

Enjoying watching this come along and good to see you building again. Liking the addition of the Mustang trem! Going to be using acetone to install some binding soon too as came to the same conclusion about glue. I'll probably still manage to make a massive mess!

[gishuk]

Oh I have no doubt it will be a bit of a messy process Last time I managed to burn my hands heating the damn stuff up too!

[rexter]

Oh I have no doubt it will be a bit of a messy process Last time I managed to burn my hands heating the damn stuff up too!

Haha! Doing a Costello stain Jm yesterday i managed to Costello my whole left leg! So many perils

[gishuk]

This was easier than I expected, apart from my thumbs feeling mildly burnt and a slight chemical fume headache

There might be a couple of little areas that need filling in, but I have some binding clippings melting in a jamjar of acetone to deal with that.

Fingers crossed when I get the tape off later or tomorrow there are no surprises but I dont expect any problems.