Next up- 'AstroCaster' Ukulele build

Finished cutting, beveling & drilling control covers & pickguard today. Also applied sealer and a white lacquer basecoat before the 'Sublime' pearl finish on the body:
 

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Painted the black accent on the headstock, tinted the neck amber, and started applying clear coats to both today:
 

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Got it all assembled today. It sounds fine, the whammy works great, and it looks just like it's big brother. I had a pretty big setback though; the wood & finish split as I was installing the mini 3-way switch. My fault; I forgot to ream out the mounting hole to clear out the built up finish. 'Course, then a guy takes his fret hammer to it in a futile effort to pound the split back in place.....Someday I'll disassemble it, repair the split and refinish the front of the body.
 

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I sanded the AstroCaster body back to wood to repair the split wood and a couple other small defects I found. Finally a sunny day in Oregon!
 

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Ah yes, the self inflicted injury. I'm sure we have all been there. Big lesson I learned is to: Stop! Think! Wait! and then fix. Sometimes the solution is simple... I see you got the hammer dents out too which was worse than the split. Nice job.

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Yeah, I think the hammer blows were more of a frustration vent than anything. Onward & upward with another white base coat.
 

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