Tortoise Pickguard Material for Archtop Instruments

I used this to make a pickguard for a "The Loar" VS-600. The blanks I received were not very transparent but the effect was good. I beveled the edge with the StewMac beveling bit and there was no chipping. When gluing the neck block, i got some CA on the top of the pickguard. It is resistant to acetone so the day was saved. The customer is happy, therefore I'm happy.

Great vibe for a quality vintage feel. Nice to work with. Planning where to use it next! Looked good on the mid 40s Gibson archtop.

I bought one Tortoise Pickguard Material for the Les Paul Junior DC style guitar I'm building, great repro material. I try a layer of real copper under the semi transparent material, the result is awesome, I used StewMac copper shielding tape.

Looks great and machines well; no chipping. Edges routed easily(at slow arbor speed) without melting or burning, even the round-over was perfect and required only a light polish. My only concern is that this stuff is so clear and beautiful that normal pick abrasion will stand out like a thunder-clap.

product was exactly what described. It worked well, and easy to maintain. The L-5 was back to its original look.