Aaaaannnnd we're back!!!

Sorry for the delay, faithful followers, but the past few weeks were very unproductive to say the least... third can of clear coat took forever, due to a combination of extremely high humidity and summer getting all crazy on me. But we're back, the weather here is perfect, the body is curing for the next 3-4 weeks, and my Warmoth custom neck has been delivered!

Here are a couple pics of the body after the final coats of clear lacquer... i also have to take a moment to pimp out Behlen's stringed instrument lacquer. This stuff is great! After using ReRanch spray products for the color & first two cans of clear, I went with Behlen's for the third can, simply because the shipping was free from Amazon. I gotta say, this stuff sprays more evenly, consistently, and ends up thicker & glossier than the ReRanch clear. The gloss may have more to do with it being the third can, after the first two built up a nice base... but it still feels like you're working with a higher quality product. Almost went for a fourth can, but i'm kinda sick of lacquer fumes right now.

So now we play the waiting game... the lacquer takes about a month to cure before final wetsanding and buffing. In the meantime...

Yup, that's a neck! Finally arrived last Wednesday. Perfect fit in the body's neck pocket, too. Gotta love that! I'll be grabbing some scrap maple from Lowe's this week and testing out the Shellac and Tru-Oil finishes before applying them to the neck. Here are a few more pics:

So that's where we are... i'm hoping to have the neck finished by Labor Day, then after two weekends away (wedding & a gig upstate NY) i'll sand & buff the body. Updates should be more consistent now.