Deep gouges in the wood from heavy pick action
Both above and below the strings!
Frets grooved and need levelling 
Gouged wood treated with a lacquer to strengthen the area
Making a template for a couple of small pickguards to protect the guitar
Mirror image
Pickguards cut and being glued on, Partidge 100 Watt Tube amp transformers make great weights!
Holes for the tuner screws were too big… just turning all the time so needed filling!
Neck all taped up for fret levelling and recrowning
Still need to take a little more off here (you can still see the grooves)
Frets crowned and board oiled up
All ready for the new strings
Strung up and sounding good
Hello. I noted that you have made pickguards for a Takamine. I saw an image of a guitar without a pickguards but could not read the article or view more images. I know that the cedar top is not very hard wearing as my EAN10C is suffering. What type of pickguards do you make please?
Many thanks
Pete
I simply use 3 ply Pickguard material and design a pickguard to cover the area of damage and look good. Some just damage on side so a pickguard for one side is used, other damage both sides, so a dual sided one used. I can make whatever is needed.
Stewart