Learning how to build an electric guitar

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by BigV

Scrapers aren't cheating. They're plane blades you hold in your hands. If you've filed them flat and sharp and burnished a cutting burr onto the edge, you can just coax the filmiest curl from the surface. They're lovely, when they're used for the right purpose.

The guitar looks really beautiful, what a great project.

I like them more and more. I say cheating because you're shaping, carving, sanding and polishing at once if you're getting it right. I got the groove going on the neck, and scraped what felt like a soft film off the entire side of the neck. It actually occurred to me as I did, that it felt like a scratch off lottery ticket...Now it feels like it's got a sealer on it. I know I'll need to oil the wood to protect it, but I like the way the scraper leaves that matte finish.