![My customer had this body built to 50's Telecaster specs by a Fender-licensed manufacturer. My job was to get it under a nice coat of nitro lacquer!](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/435709/5f3f13da20a5c0e98571ef2bd2554188f68d61ba/original/scottstele1.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
My customer had this body built to 50's Telecaster specs by a Fender-licensed manufacturer. My job was to get it under a nice coat of nitro lacquer!
![Filler and sanding sealer coats are finished. The surface is sanded level and prepped for top coats.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/435709/3a6ca3e0a242dc6d24d9525d4d4df108aab4c36c/original/scottstele-2-1.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Filler and sanding sealer coats are finished. The surface is sanded level and prepped for top coats.
![It was quickly apparent that the walnut inlay was a little squirrely around the edges. I've got a fix for that.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/435709/01ed6d8ac236a557377acf025d14403acdd9e83b/original/scottstele-3.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
It was quickly apparent that the walnut inlay was a little squirrely around the edges. I've got a fix for that.
![I've taped off a smooth curve around the walnut inlay, and will sunburst the inside edge. This will even out any inconsistencies in the compound curve.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/435709/95d0123528848653f327fb9ad2c8ea8f84d70ac8/original/scottstele-4.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
I've taped off a smooth curve around the walnut inlay, and will sunburst the inside edge. This will even out any inconsistencies in the compound curve.