Thanks for the responses. I must be overly picky (pun intended), because none of the ebay listings leapt out at me. I might go with Simon's suggestions if all else fails.
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Thanks for the responses. I must be overly picky (pun intended), because none of the ebay listings leapt out at me. I might go with Simon's suggestions if all else fails.
Hey team,
I am not sure where this should be posted, but figure this is as good a spot as any. I have recently wrapped up a semi-scratch build, where I made a pickguard and jack plate out a...
Ooh that’s nice
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I used crimson water based stains and oil for my kit (this was before they sold two types of oil, so I think it was the same as what they call the penetrating oil now). Half a bottle of stain for...
Looking forward to seeing how this turns out, a black strat is next on my list.
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Nah, I think that’s just an optical illusion in the photo. Or at least I hope so!
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Well she is all done and playing (bar some filing of the nut). Really happy with how it sounds. A few annoying imperfections in the finish, but for the most part I’m pleasantly surprised with good it...
About to go away for a couple of weeks, so thought I would post an update. I drilled the recess for the bushings. Unfortunately the big green shed didn’t have a forstner bit small enough so there is...
Yep, I was already thinking about it before I did the neck heel anyway.
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Well spotted. I've ordered some bushings which arrived today. I just wanted to make sure i wasn't drilling too close to the edge before I received them.
I just looked at that Waz. I actually really liked how that turned out, so it wouldn't worry me at all if the finishing oil did the same thing. Will find out this weekend probably.
Did a bit of touch up tonight and I think am happy with how’s it’s turning out. This photo was taken about 20 minutes after the stain so hopefully it’s representative of what it will look like after...
So today, I stained the back and side black, and sanded back to pop the grain. Then all over with blue, and black around the edges again. Once that dried, tried feathered the transition a bit more...
Thanks for that, I will check it out. I am using the crimson water based stains and finishing oil so they should be compatible with each other. I did a trial during the week on a piece of scrap pine...
Thanks for the advice guys. I have made decent progress since last weekend. Carved the belly and elbow cuts, extended the pickup cavity, shaped the headstock and sanded the body to 240. It's been...
Hey folks,
Picked up my first kit yesterday. One of the perks of living in Perth is that it was only a 4 hour turn around from ordering to having it in my hands, which is phenomenal! Starting off...