A TB-4 Build whilst a BG-46 dries.

[Simon Barden]

Yeah, Ozz, I can be a bit OTT at times. Don't mean to be though. But I'm also my own worst critic, so I give myself a tough time as well!

[Adam Barnes]

Yeah, Ozz, I can be a bit OTT at times. Don't mean to be though. But I'm also my own worst critic, so I give myself a tough time as well!

You do help a lot of us novices out simon most of us could not build the first guitar with out the help of yourself and others sometime a bit of tuff love is the best medicine

[Simon Barden]

Well it's certainly looking good so far and I just don't want you to stuff it up. I'm just as guilty as many others of 'just one more go with the spray' or 'just one extra stroke of the nut file'.

[Dedman]

my worst habit is "I'll just quickly do that before I go out" then spend the next whole day fixing my rushed job

[ozzbike]

Yeah, Ozz, I can be a bit OTT at times. Don't mean to be though. But I'm also my own worst critic, so I give myself a tough time as well!

No offence meant Simon. Sorry if I upset you at all. I am a cheeky bugger and I do appreciate you input and advice.

I did not actually put any more colour on today.....instead I smeared it with a soak coat of Tru Oil. 😎

[Simon Barden]

No problem at all Ozz. I'm not easily upset. Been on too many forums for too long, so I know it's not always easy to write exactly the right thing in the right way. A thread is a slow multi-way conversation with no verbal clues or body language to help get the correct tone of a post.

I must get round to doing a guitar with stain and Tru-Oil. Something I should be able to do over the winter when spraying isn't possible.

[wazkelly]

Interestingly read on Musicman website today that they use 'Gun Oil' on their neck finishes? Presume this could be Tru Oil as I don't know of any other Yankee produced Gun Oil.

[ozzbike]

Got heaps done today....bit lazy on the headstock face near the nut....pabs lovely big truss rod cover will hide the two normal glue spots.

I fixed the glue marks on the side of the neck and under the nut on the side.

I faded in the Cedar stain at the bottom of the neck and up around the scarf joint into the Orange understain.

I then completely stained the back of the head stock Cedar in colour....including the bevels.

Then this afternoon I taped the edges of the headstock up and put the black stain over the orange on the face of the headstock.

Hung up to dry in a room with reverse cycle heating aircon at 24 degrees.

Tomorrow Tru-Oil all over.

[wazkelly]

Sounds great and can't wait for the photos.

[ozzbike]

Today I gave her a good soak of Tru-Oil on the body and neck....essentially kept applying it until no more would go in.

Then I wiped off the excess and had to do some more work on the neck....but the body got two more rubbed coats.

Let her hang for a couple of days now....and then see what we shall see.

Wokka....I made the bevel one millimetre wider on the side and the top....so I suppose 2 millimetres wider.