NGD telecaster build

Looking well prepared, dude! :sunglasses:
Hope you have a lot of fun putting all the jigsaw pieces together and the hiccups are few and far between. Have a great holiday :smiley:

OK time to start building.

Step 1, Quick sand with 360 and it’s already feeling smooth and slick


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Sanded 600, 1000 then first coat of truoil on the front.

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Started looking very beautiful.

Looking good.

And quick light sand plus back/sides first coat.



Loving how this truoil goes on

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Glad its gone lighter again Rob ! I was getting a bit worried about that darker stain.
Looking good. :+1:

The true oil doesnt add any real colour I dont think, theres no stain here, photos are from my phone so exposure can make a fair bit of difference .

I dont want it too light anyhow!

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Coat 2 on the back and sides also decided to popsicle it for later I’ll do whole light coats when not wet sanding one side


Oh also first light coat on the neck

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That is looking Gorgeous Rob!!!
It’s really exciting to see your project coming together!!! You’re going to have something very special when it’s all done!!!

Tod

I like that it has gone darker. I was worried that it would end up looking like a zebra.

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So today will be the first wet sand (with the truoil) on the front which is looking good but really needs that sand…

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That’s a really beautiful body. Can’t wait to see the whole guitar.

Not much change so far , several more coats/sanding and now leaving for a few days to fully harden before polishing.

Should come together pretty quickly after that

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It is looking so sweet, Rob. I think it is going to be a beaut when finished.

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Oki polished the body a little and starting to assemble, bit scary tbh!


Tuners iinstalled

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And string grommets, didn’t like this bit haha


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That neck looks really good, contrasting the body colour. Very very nice Rob.
:sunglasses:

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Cheers will see soon how well it goes…

Probably could have skipped this bit but copper foil added to the cavities…

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Ooh brings back memories of the Affinity pomp project !

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