Only the lacquer left to apply and polish on this lefty

Seal coat and wood filler on it so you can see what it will look like. I will be finishing this next in lacquer... The fingerboard is pistachio and the body is Tulip poplar with a koa top and back. Scale is 25". Pickups will be Texas specials... It will feature the Strat 5-way with a push pull switch that will change positions 2 and 4 to all three pickups and positions 1 and 5 to the Tele Neck + Bridge.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada6s.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada7s.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada8s.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada9s.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada10s.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada11s.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cicada/Lefty_Cicada12s.jpg

Happy New Year!!

I'm glad you got it done. It looks great!

Actually, I haven't put any topcoats on it yet. It's just wood filler on the body although I did put Murdoch Hard Oil on the neck so it is basically ready to string up. After I do the finish, I need to string it up and set it up. Gonna be wierd trying to do it on a lefty. Gonna have to learn to play it that way if I am going to be able to demo it! BTW, I also built that mantle although my wife decorated it... :D

I will have to change the finish from lacquer as the fumes are just too much without having a proper EPA spec hood to vent... 3 days later and I can still smell it and my wife's asthma was affected by it. I will have to cut it back and start over probably with a polyurethane... I may decide to use the polymerized tung oil though instead.