KE-150 Black Rubber Toughened CA Glue for Woodturning and Hobby
StarBond black medium CA ( also clear )
Hobby Lobby black plastic glitter ( many other colors & textures )
Michael's silver glass glitter ( also gold )
Hobby Lobby medium clear CA ( also thin, in plastic models aisle ) The best deal on CA is at Hobby Lobby. There are three consistencies, and two sizes - 1/2 ounce $2.99, ounce $4.99, 40% off with coupon. They also have accelerant.
Here is an assortment of woods that would be hard to put together. All of these are radiused to 12", sanded to 100, and liberally coated in Minwax Natural stain to make the grain and colors pop. They are all 2-1/2" wide, and started out 1/4" thick. These are:
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This is a real Danelectro Silvertone 1452 from the 1960s. When I got it, it was a sad box of parts. Some hillbilly had stripped it, by rubbing it on the sidewalk, I think. The fretboard had delaminated, and the old repair had simply made the problem permanent. I repaired the neck and fixed all the other issues, replaced the lipstick tubes, which had split, and clear-coated the whole thing in modern poly. I was not able to fully repair the neck, there's just not enough wood left, so I don't keep it under tension. The pickguard is stained dark for contrast. I cleaned tarnish off the old metal bits with oven cleaner, and replaced all the corroded fasteners with shiny new stainless ones.
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