When we got home, I got everything set up in the garage, made my little jig up to hold the body in place, and routed the channels for the binding.
I had all my tape laid out and ready to go, so I got out the heatgun and went to work. I forgot how much of a pain this part is. You really have to work fast. My thumbs are also a bit raw from it, but oh well. I got the top strip molded and glued in, and I let it sit for about an hour before taking the tape off.
After I was confident that it had fully set, I went to work on the back. I accidentally spilled a little glue on the back, but that will sand out when I level it all out tomorrow. There were also a couple bubbles from where I didn't work fast enough, but those will also be taken care of before I seal the whole thing.
I had used a clamp on the back to make sure the ends stayed together. I had to go back and touch up the top after it popped out of the tape, so I made sure this time it would stay. After that set for awhile, and I did as many touchups as I could with clamps, I took it all off, and here's where I'm at now:
I'll sand off the glue spots, and touch up where needed in the morning. I'll also try to complete all the sanding/levelling/flushing and get some pics up of that sometime before monday.
