The Astro Jet Build Thread

There's the new shape.

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Next I'm fabricating a cover for the swimming pool.
The mahogany is too flimsy to be so thin, so I made plywood with a walnut backer.

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Some posts inside the pool will serve as supports and places to insert screws.
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And the shaped cover in place. That was some tedious work. The shape of the pool is truly bizarre.
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I glued in some filler to cover part of the filtertron route and part of the neck pocket.

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And a full cover for the neck pickup hole. I'll make a new hole in the shape I want.

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Remember how badly mismatched the colors were between the body and the new wood I used?
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T'was Stain Experiment Fun With Chemistry night in the graves garage.
I think I've hit upon a winning formula.

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Should be able to blend them right in now.
 
Thanks.

Tonight I'm cutting the neck joint using only a trained beaver. Lol.
Well, OK, I'm using chisels. I can carve this soft mahogany faster than I could make a jig so I'm gonna.

After the flat blades, still pretty rough.
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Looking better.
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It fits!
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It needs to be a little deeper. Here's where I use the sides for a pattern. I can set the depth on the router and follow the joint to cut a nice flat bottom.
 
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