I put this out to both my facebook friends and my friends at My Les Paul Luthiers Corner. It was pretty damn unanimous for the walnut.
The walnut was far too thick so I grabbed my trusty saw and carved a 4 mm slice off...
...one slice of walnut - sounds as nice as it looks!
In order to remove the rough sawing lines and get it down to the 3mm I want it at I used a nifty trick I got from Crimson Guitars. Using masking tape on both the work piece and surface and then supergluing them together you get a fantastic bond that is more than strong enough to hold the piece down but will simply and easily peel off without tearing splinters up the way double sided tape can.
One rough piece of walnut...
...and after 10 minutes with a plane and sanding block we have a lovely smooth piece.
Which is a nice uniform 3mm thick!
Perfect for the headstock facia...
...and control cavity cover.
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