JPF Home Page Forums Creative Arts Forums Visual Arts and Photography Forum Building an electric sitar

Back from my week away, and returing to the tele-sitar project. But the grass looks awfully long - it can wait, I can't- final week.

Before I left, I hand rubbed the final coat of TruOil on the body and hung it to dry:


While I was gone, I remembered to buy scroll saw blades. After I got back, I was able to use them to cut the pickup holes out of the pickguard. I had to set the saw at the slowest setting - when it moves too fast, it melts the plexiglas, and the melted plastic resticks together right behind the blade. In a few places, I had to recut several times. Plexiglass is also quite brittle, so I had to be very careful not to crack it.


With the scroll saw and an assortment of files, I was able to get the pickup holes cut out to just the right size. Here's a test fit:


Then I drilled and countersunk the mounting holes, removed the masking tape, and filed the edges to a curved shape. Most pickguards have a 45 degree angled edge, I just don't have the tools to do that right, so I curve the edges. This is nearly completed, it just needs shielding on the back and a good buffing


Set the pickguard aside, and then I wet sand the body. I went from 500 to 1000 grade sandpaper.


I took a break just to post these pics, now I have to go back for more.