Last weekend, I spent all of Saturday sanding my guitar. The process was a simple loop: 

1. Find cracks, holes, rough areas
2. Fill cracks, holes, rough areas with wood putty
3. Sand until smooth
4. Inspect surfaces
5. Repeat if necessary

Simple enough. But I ended up going through this loop about 5 times. It turns out that cracks are pretty easy to miss the first time around, despite the fact that I was even using a magnifying glass to help me find them. Truth be told, basically the entire guitar has been covered up with wood filler and sanded down.

At the time, I couldn't tell how much sanding was required. My hands were rough from working on the guitar, that I couldn't feel it very well. However, the other day I brought up the guitar into my room (to keep it in a safe spot while I was away) and was pleased to find that it was incredibly smooth. Perhaps I even over-sanded? 

So, the guitar surface is as smooth as silk, so now, the next step is (for real this time) is painting. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get to it any time soon. I have a wedding this weekend, and then San Diego Comic-Con the next. Since painting strikes me as an activity that will consume an entire weekend, I won't have a free one until the 21st. So, I'll be putting this blog on temporary hiatus. 

Thanks for reading!