Body and soundhole binding is HARD. I simply couldn't get the binding to loop round the small diameter of the holey bit. I used a hairdryer to heat the plastic up so it would bend but it still snapped a few times when I tried to fit it round, so I took the drastic step of just using a smaller bit wrapped tight and then followed it on with another piece. Hopefully I can fill the gaps in later with wood filler. I also took the shavings and offcuts from other bits and mixed them with some acetone and polystyrene cement and used that to plug some other gaps here and there.
Now I'm not sure what grade of sandpaper to use to get the top edge of binding to look shiny. Scraping it makes it smooth enough and flush but not sparkly. I wonder if the clearcoat at a later stage will give it the sheen it needs? We'll see. I'm just waiting for the wood dye to get here now.
