Cheers guys.
Most of the fun for me is building something unique that you can't get from a shop!
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Printable View
Cheers guys.
Most of the fun for me is building something unique that you can't get from a shop!
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
The body is now stained.
Started by one coat of black, sanded the top of and then applied a coat of black Japan stain.
It's very black, almost look like burnt wood with the aged appearance.
I like it!
Will be interesting to see what happens to the colour once finished with true oil...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...843304a3c0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fdbf6f3e5d.jpg
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
nice one Fred that is black alright. Great depth for first coat of black stain
Very black indeed.
In those shots the forward most tips of top & bottom horns look a bit lighter than the rest? If adding TO at this point it may make those lighter sections a shade of brown so if wanting to remain mostly black suggest a bit more stain. Maybe one more Japan Black all over just to be sure of an even coverage.
Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk
@Waz: Will add another coat of black japan before I start true oil I'm thinking...
Otherwise I did a fret level and polish yesterday night and I polished the silver dots a bit. Starting to look like what I had in mind!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...029183f0bd.jpg
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Ooh! Shiny! Will be a nice contrast to the body. This one is coming together nicely, Fred.
neck looks very slick Fred, where did you get the silver fret markers ?
Got them from A&E Metals:
https://www.aemetal.com.au/Webstore/default.aspx
They are stamped argentium, can get them in brass or even gold :-)
They supply metals for jewellery I think.
Got the brass plate for my IB5 from them before. Very fast service!
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
cheers Fred, so you could specify the diameter were they 6mm or 6.35mm (1/4") diameter ?
EDIT all good I saw on the website 6, 8, 10mm etc with varying thicknesses