Thank youAmber wrote: This has influenced me to maybe build a lefty JM myself.
You sanded the headstock down perfect. Any secret to how you did it so well? Also where was the decal from?
The chrome/black/green looks great too.
No secret with the headstock, just lots of work. First off, I traced the headstock of my '62 Jazzmaster as closely as I could. It actually sounds easier than it actually was because I did it while it was all together and strung up. After that though, I just traced it onto the Allparts LRO and rough cut it into shape using a Jigsaw (I don't have a band saw or coping saw ). I used a blade which was intended for steel too The teeth are nice and close togetherwhich kept the splintering down. After that, I used a small pneumatic grinder to shape it more closely. The I went to block sanding it with some 220 grit paper. It took a while, but I think it looks pretty good.
I sourced the decal from Jim Shine. I think he ahs since unloaded all of his supply though. Every now and then a few come up on eBay though.
Justin