Few more headstock progress pics. Here I've drilled pilots for the tuners and widened the holes with files. Then I've peeled off the protective plastic layer and installed the tuners. So far so good. Million more little details to do... 
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That does look pretty with the chrome hardware.
The self-adhesive thing would scare me away though.
The self-adhesive thing would scare me away though.
In my mind self-adhesive is too often associated with "for maybe twelve months," or, "with the edges peeling up." Especially the latter since if this stuff is used as a pickguard that floats in the middle of a flat surface, it is not subject to a direct tangential bang on an exposed edge, that is likely to happen at the sharp edge of a headstock.
@pilotjones may be right on the adhesive, and it was a definite consideration. If it does peel back, I'm thinking I'll adhere it with epoxy. I still have 80% of the sheet left over... 
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I hear what you're saying pj , but you have 5 downward forces keeping the thing grounded - it's not like the edges will peal upward right? I think it'll be fine.
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Few more headstock progress pics. Here I've drilled pilots for the tuners and widened the holes with files. Then I've peeled off the protective plastic layer and installed the tuners. So far so good. Million more little details to do...
You most likely have the tuners screwed into the back of the hs correct?
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To quote Cletus Spuckler: "It do."
Had to look that one up... never mind, my question was related to the angle of the tuner shafts to the hs - which is subjective. Looking forward to seeing a completed shot w/strings soon!
LOL yes, that slight angle is there on the original placement, so I just used the same holes. I thought about aligning them differently and may still do so in the future...Had to look that one up... never mind, my question was related to the angle of the tuner shafts to the hs - which is subjective. Looking forward to seeing a completed shot w/strings soon!
Okay today's the day, but I'm not posting my finished work although it's 99% of the way there... 
Some final progress pics...
Finished headstock with TR cover:
Some final progress pics...
Finished headstock with TR cover:
And here's a shot of the body with final clearcoats on it, but not wetsanded and buffed because it's not entirely cured yet.
Cut, shaped and fitting the neck pocket - plus you get a nice little teaser of the pearloid against the body colour. Plus you can see the wetsanding and buffing needed.
And right before I went to bed, I fitted the pickup in it's own custom hole:
Now for assembly and posting up my submission...
Now for assembly and posting up my submission...
That Headstock is an explosion of Pearly Goodness and Sparkle.
And here's a shot of the body with final clearcoats on it, but not wetsanded and buffed because it's not entirely cured yet.
So much avocado I need some nachos and spicy sauce!