#25 Body, getting closer. Had to remove a big piece of the bottom edge and replace with a grain-matching scrap of the same blank. Rough machining done, finished machining of the headstock done #26 finished machining of the headstock, while I was tooled up for it. I have a potential custom order tham may utilize this, so I'm in stasis on this one.

Spent most of the week shaping the neck. Another day or two of fussing, then I can move on to attaching the fretboard And I realize it is very difficult to see the progress on the body, but it is now finalized, sanded to #400 and the control cavity is finalized on the back. Next step is drop filling a couple spots and starting the finish process.

Here we go- Body is starting the finishing process. Should be done by the end of the week. And the fretboard is on, frets are going in. I rarely pre-cut my frets, so I've never bothered to make one of these before. But this has stainless steel and is a bound board, so it makes sense to keep them sorted.