Polishing the Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish with abrasive. The curly figure in the back and sides begins to reveal itself.
Onward to the buffing wheel (don’t drop it!)
Inlaying the Abalone diamonds and squares position markers into the Ebony fretboard.
Fitting the bolt-on neck to the body.
Beginning to get a sense of the curl figure in this Hawaiian Cuban Mahogany, the excellent color match of the old Honduran Mahogany neck blank that Nick selected and the beautiful Brazilian Rosewood peghead veneer.
