Body Sanding
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The body edges are first
sanded with medium coarse
abrasive sheet round a
dowel for the negative
curves and a flat block
for the
positive curves
A mahogany body with
part-sanded edges
The sanding continues
with medium grade abrasive
sheet ...
... and then medium fine -
still a few scratches
to
sand out here
The next job is to sand
the back and front of
the body with medium
coarse abrasive sheet on
a block to remove the marks
from
previous machine
sanding, seen here
Sanding in progress
The front and back are then
sanded with medium fine
abrasive
sheet on a block
until an even scratch-free
finish is achieved
The body edge radius is
formed by first sanding a
narrow bevel around
the edge
Here's the bevel around
the base of the neck
pocket
The bevel is then rounded
over by sanding gently
in
line with grain
and over the edge onto
the side - ash is a
challenge as it's all
too
easy to sand unwanted
valleys and ridges in
to the hard and soft
grain
of the wood
The body is finish-sanded
with fine abrasive sheet
on a
hard foam block,
under a bright side-light to
make any scratches more
visible - the aim is to
achieve a beautiful satin
sheen which will take
the sealer and
lacquer
coats well
Mmm ... mahogany! Now
we're ready to drill some
very important holes