was amazed at the quality of this kit when i open it up, everything was done top notch, neck has been sanded, finalised with fine grit paper, headstock reshaped in gibson style, front head stock wood burn design traced. what do you think so far? follow my post for build update
Chinese symbol for Dragon
Nice work Michael
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HI what grade of steel wool do you use to polish the fretboard? It feel a bit rough, can I use clear stain to make it smoother?
0000 grade steel wool generally should be fine - go with the grain - try not to take too much off. Some LemOil or DingoWax should be fine for the fretboard, but I'd try to avoid some of the other stains / waxes - anything that "sits" on the fretboard will end up on the strings...
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thats a cool headstock design
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Looking very cool! I love the design for the dragon and Chinese symbol!! Looking forward to see how this turns out!
Acoustics:
1995 Maton EM725C - Solid 'A' Spruce Top, QLD Walnut B&S, AP5 Pickup
2015 Ibanez AEL108MD-NT - Laminated Spruce top, Laminated Mahogany B&S, Fishman Sonicore Pickup
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Pitbull LP-1S - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5745
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Silent Guitar Semi-Scratch Build - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6809
Here is a pro tip for ya, Michael.Originally Posted by huangmi
Use a Stanley knife blade as a cabinet scraper. You can get right up to the frets and it will leave your fingerboards noice and smooth
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great work there, very cool dragon
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Damn, that stanley knife methods totally worked, so stoked the board feels great, i've got some exciting updates tonight stay tuned folks hehe
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