This build post started on Weathered look guitar build, both bodies come from the same place, just now moved to its own thread.
Here's the body when it arrived
Here's the body when it arrived
From far does not look so bad.
Well for the price is not so bad, but if you want a smooth finish its all in you're hands.
The routing on the horns ends abruptly.
Splinted wood on the tremolo cover, i saved the 2 bits that came off you trill to glue them in place, but its the tremolo cavity is not something you look every day.
More splits this ones where dealt with rasps and scrapers, although alder splits a bit to much, the orbital sander could have taken care also off this, the later sands i also reworked the edges, as long you are soft with it it does make good job on carving.
Very sharp edges.