back to the shop

I went back to the shop with body, neck, hipshot bridge and deusenberg tuners. I asked them to assemble the guitar and put string on it so I can start positioning the nordstrand fat stacks. Once that's done I will route the back cavity myself and if this works out fine, i will route the pickup cavities as well. Basic plan is to use a stereo plug and cable so i have two signals to make a nice passive sound with. If this needs further changes later on the rear cavity will house future electronics, like a OBP-3 preamp from aguilar. For now I will start out with no controls whatsoever on the guitar itself.
Meanwhile i started out to coat a test piece of mahogany with tru-oil to check out the result. Oil is said to be better on soundquality than paint. After 6 coats its getting very nice and shiny. Any scratches, dents or marks show up vividly so i will need to sand the body as smooth as possible to make sure the result is going to be satisfying.
This stuff is applied with your fingers and dries up like a clearcoat. Sanding between coats seems unnecessary. Sometimes people use shellac or polyester resin to fill the pores before but sofar it gives a good result without these steps. I like it when it is simple!