First Build: TL-1 - Let the fun begin

[juanitasanch]

I love it...and can't believe it was made by hand by a good friend...

I Love that shiny pickguard with the chrome hardware, gonna look good!

[Simon Barden]

Yes, stain then seal. The idea of the sealer is to stop the wood absorbing the finish on top, so it makes staining difficult. You'd need to use a stain that stuck to the sealer compound. If you seal, then sand hard, then stain, you've probably removed most of the sealer on the surface of the wood, which defeats the object of the sealer.

[juanitasanch]

thanks heaps

Yes, stain then seal. The idea of the sealer is to stop the wood absorbing the finish on top, so it makes staining difficult. You'd need to use a stain that stuck to the sealer compound. If you seal, then sand hard, then stain, you've probably removed most of the sealer on the surface of the wood, which defeats the object of the sealer.