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Is that a mahogany body??
I don't have a 7/8" plug cutter but I'll get some dowel and give it a go.
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And yes - I've done that too ref the jack hole! As @WezV did, I just avoided that area with the channel rout and finished off with chisels, etc..
Bung up the hole with a rag shoved in as tight as possible and put masking tape over the top to bring it level, it should allow you to get a close enough cut.
I'm ready to rout the binding channels but I've decided to buy a new router so I'm holding off until it arrives.
I inlaid acrylic MoP fretboard dots yesterday. I drilled while the board was still square and used a fence on my drill press so they are all in a nice straight line.
And binding fitted. This was a tricky job but I think it'll look okay when it's scraped back and cleaned up a bit
Because the body has multiple binding I think the neck and headstock have to be bound too so that's my next job.
The radius on the fretboard will make using a router impossible so I'll use a chisel.
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Talented stuff. I so envy you guys who can build like this....
I'm not sure about that, it's really been 90% thinking/anxiety!
jack hole/binding channel solution seems to have worked very well.
What finish are you going to go for ?
Back, sides and neck either transparent brown or amber.
I'd like to get some ornate hardware/pickups though and am open to suggestions. I'm open to eitherr gold or dull nickel.
It will have a tortoiseshell pickguard of some as yet undecided design though, thin enough that the wood shows though.