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I asked Crimson if they recommend a grain filler to fit with their stains, the reply was "Applying the fourth or fifth coat of oil with some 1200 wet or dry should fill the majority of the pores that need filling. Hope this has helped" Not too sure I will be doing that on a veneer though.... but then again i think a few guys have successfully tru oiled the veneer using similar methods,, I haven't got the bottle to try it yet...
That's not a pore, it's just a tear in the veneer which is a lot deeper. I've seen people say that it takes a stain, but you might be best waiting until the stain arrives and you can try a test piece on some scrap. The veneer won't need grain filling apart from in that slight tear, so only fill that small area. I's try 180 or 240 grit, nothing smaller, and nothing to coarse either. You just want to try and rough up the surface without removing any depth, so drag it across the top applying only minimal downward pressure.
Looks nice RB, as someone suggested you will love it no matter what because it's your build
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So I've made a proper start and shaped the headstock. I imagined that it would be bigger and that I would have to saw a reasonable amount away, but in the end there wasn't that much so I stuck to files and sandpaper.
I've tried for understated and classic looking, what do you think?
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A good start, thats the job i hate most is shaping the headstock,
I quite enjoyed it. Just took it nice and steady, I've not really done anything like it before. :)
I hadn't, first one I did with a jigsaw, ended up with files to get the cut from front to back straight, rest of the build I love especially the sanding and staining
Yup, that's next. I'm a bit nervous, but I think I'll start with the back, at least if it goes a bit wrong it won't be seen as much!
Is it a basswood body?...
No mahogany I think