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[stratamania]

I am not sure what you have planned, but would a flood coat not have been better after fitting it to the body to make it easier to work?

 

[casper100]

I am not sure what you have planned, but would a flood coat not have been better after fitting it to the body to make it easier to work?

The flood coat is just to fill defects and stabilize the wood into a flat, uniform lam top to glue to the top of the guitar (after a corresponding thickness is planed off the top). 99% of the epoxy will be removed with a wide belt sander. I did the same thing with my last build with a piece of Red Gum Burl with literally hundreds of defects.

 

[stratamania]

@casper100 okay got it, I was thinking more of whether your Dinkycaster would have a forearm contour needing a corresponding bend in a drop top.

 

[casper100]

@casper100 okay got it, I was thinking more of whether your Dinkycaster would have a forearm contour needing a corresponding bend in a drop top.

I called Warmoth and they agreed to sell me a DinkyCaster with no forearm contour.

 

[stratamania]

I called Warmoth and they agreed to sell me a DinkyCaster with no forearm contour.

Ok great, look forward to seeing the rest of the build.

 

[casper100]

Ok great, look forward to seeing the rest of the build.

I also asked them for a Tele edge radius. That way, when I take 5mm off the top, it should be straight and 90 degrees to the sides.