Gluing the facia on
Prior to gluing the facia down I masked the area where the nut will go and then carefully sliced away the channel for the nut.
Then removed the excess walnut bringing it down to the line of headstock
Before gluing I had measured out where the truss rod access would be and then carefully cut out the access hole.
Nice easy access and movement!
Then I photocopied the headstock in order to plan out the tuner locations
I struggled to clamp the headstock to my sacrificial piece of wood so I used a cargo strap with some veneer to protect the head. It wasn't perfect but it definitely helped prevent drill bit break through on the other side
First two tuners in...
...and then all six. Next job to make the truss rod cover.
I used some of the left over brass from the pickup base plates
Man glitter or lots of brass filings...
And done. I thought a shape to match the headstock would look pretty cool.
