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RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - Agileguy - 05-13-2015
Wait, the body alone was almost 7.5 pounds?
Are you telling me that canadians use pounds? WTF?
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - CTN - 05-13-2015
It was around 7 lbs. I specifically requested that weight range cuz I knew I'd be carving away a lot and I wanted the body to still have enough weight to balance nicely on a strap.
It'd be kinda shitty to go through all that trouble of carving a top and building the guitar only to have it neck dive on you.
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - Agileguy - 05-13-2015
Yeah I guess that makes sense.
Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - CTN - 05-19-2015
I have only a tiny bit more work to do with power tools and then i'm onto hand-sanding and finessing the carve until it's ready for finishing.
So here is where we're at now.
![[Image: ffffa46a96c0e96be57d0bbabc7da58d.jpg]](http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/19/ffffa46a96c0e96be57d0bbabc7da58d.jpg)
![[Image: 2895ee096faa5c78dbde87d4bf469e9b.jpg]](http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/19/2895ee096faa5c78dbde87d4bf469e9b.jpg)
Dunno how easy it is to see in this pic but around the top bout i contoured it so the belly cut sorta flows naturally around the bout and into the contoured neck heel and lower horn contour.
Here's a profile shot of that top bout
![[Image: 75a32e2bd9da61ebff9a87318bbc669f.jpg]](http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/19/75a32e2bd9da61ebff9a87318bbc669f.jpg)
Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - CTN - 05-20-2015
Ground down the raised sides of the vintage style bridge plate. Now it looks like a spaceship from the year 1981.
![[Image: f94578ac128fc90a6550c5e085b3ba73.jpg]](http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/20/f94578ac128fc90a6550c5e085b3ba73.jpg)
Pretty much finished all the power tool work on the body. Onto the hand sanding. Fuck.
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - Agileguy - 05-20-2015
Yeah, have fun with that. I'm so done with hand sanding after having hand sanded my wahs.
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - CTN - 05-20-2015
I already did the hard work with the power tools. This is just finessing, like I said.
Besides, it's wood, not metal.
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - CTN - 05-21-2015
got the carve as good as I was gonna get it.
Sanded away all the cross-grain sanding marks, got rid of all the little tiny nicks, scratches and dents on the top/bottom/sides, and started grainfilling the back.
Next up, I will mask the natural binding area, grainfill the top and sides, and then grainfill the binding area. Then sand up to 800 grit.
Then colour
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - CTN - 05-22-2015
Almost done grainfilling. Went full strength walnut filler on the back/sides and about. 4:1 mix of natural: walnut on the top so the grain patterns look a bit more like sand featiures underwater rather than crude oil spilled on the sea bed.
![[Image: b0c78dbe60a2fc96a1e1533a38c275d9.jpg]](http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/b0c78dbe60a2fc96a1e1533a38c275d9.jpg)
RE: Proteus build thread (uber-tele) - kinnikuman - 05-24-2015
Thats sweet as.