stratamania
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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?
And now for something completely different
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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.
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stratamania
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@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.
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I called Warmoth and they agreed to sell me a DinkyCaster with no forearm contour.
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Ok great, look forward to seeing the rest of the build.
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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.
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Still waiting on my body from Warmoth to start the build, but as it turns out, I guess what I'm planning is not completely different. Just discovered these Sire G5's and it's pretty much exactly what I have in mind, minus the on board controls.
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