Just had a good hard look, and it is 4 pieces well matched.
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Just had a good hard look, and it is 4 pieces well matched.
Holy Moley!
That is a really nice kit....
My choice would be a clear finish, let that grain sing! :)
I agree, that will look very damn good with Dingotone clear! Maybe even use a light coloured stain that is sanded back to pop the grain?
Talk about beautifully matched pieces! A great score nonetheless. Natural sounds like a great choice, or maybe a subtle amber? This is going to look seriously good no matter what you choose.
cheers,
Gav.
Well time to update the diary. Shaped the headstock and given a couple of coats of true oil, to see what the natural finish looked like, and think it may look alright with the Jarrah stain on the body. Still might change it to an Old Baltic colour. Undecided.
The body itself has had a few subtle alterations, mainly on the lower horn and a slight cut on the upper heal of the body to make the body less square. A slight arm cut is also planned for this area. Not traditional I know, but like the way it is shaped. Only sanded to 60 grit at the moment, sander died.
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Good stuff mate. I like the angled body - reminds me of how ESP do their SG models.
Nice idea with the strat stock too - I love it when people mash fenders up!
looks awesome Jeff, well done, nice mash up of strat and tele as Nicko says.
Old baltic could work very well could be worth trying some in the area under the pickguard.
I'm sure the grain will pop whatever you do
Great mods, really clever. Loving the look of this.
Love the body shape Jeff! Interested to see how she looks with some colour.
cheers,
Gav.
nice work Jeff. Good to see something different
Looking like it's going to come up beautifully Jeff like the others I love the grain.
My only comment would be that if you are going to do tummy or arm relief make sure it is faired in rather than the angular cuts that are found on nearly all kits with the cuts. ( maybe this avoids expensive legal action )
I have sanded these right out on my PBH-4 and STA so that the transitions are smooth and flow.
No criticism of kits here they are what they are and we make them our unique creation with the little ( or large ) mods that we make to them
Sanded to 240 grit. Is it possible this body has a veneer over the back, as it is chipping right near the edge, and cant see any visible joins no matter how hard I look. also the end grain doesn't match. Can see the joins of the 4 pieces of timber on the front. Also the grain on the back seems to be to evenly matched......Jeff
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Will also add, that there is no visible sign around the edges that there is a cap on the body. Just has me puzzled why the back grain doesn't line up with the end grain.
dont think there is a cap Jeff. I think it is the joy of the imperfections of a natural product
I used the old Baltic stain on my ash tele, if you want to see how it will look. It wasn't exactly what I was aiming for, but I'm still very happy with how it came out.
Finished sanding for the time being, and decided to put a bit of colour onto the body. Very diluted Jarrah stain just see what the effect might be. Reasonably happy with the result with the exception with line on the back bottom edge. Any one have any ideas how I might minimize the look before I go much further. I also did a couple of cuts to the body; a subtle arm cut and a slight rounding in the lower arch where it would normally sit on your knee if you were to play while sitting. Just to make it less of a square edge.
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Couldn't understand why I had mis-matched grain on the back of body and end grain, and chipped when sanding near the edge. Extremely thin veneer.
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thats strange Jeff these kits never used to have a veneer on, just about 4 pieces of ash glued together.
So take it you sanded off the veneer on the back by the looks.
Pity as all the grain matched
I have never seen a Tele kit with a veneer either.... Strange... It was a good veneer too!
While I liked the original, it doesn't look to bad. The stain I applied didn't end up the way I wanted, so it was time to start again. I was bleeding under the edge of the veneer and didn't look good around the edges.
Jeff, that's odd with the veneer. My recent TLA-1 kit has none, but anyhow the grain underneath still looks nice and 'meaty'!
Well its been awhile since I posted on my build. After modifying the original blank of the Tele, ( it almost looks like a lovechild of a Strat and Jaguar), it was the usual sand, sand etc. and then stain, sand, sand, as I couldnt get the results I was looking for. The pics are as it stands at the moment, happy with the front and neck, not sure about the back, ( no photos). Wife loves the back!
Upgraded the bridge. Could all change; wonder if there is enough wood to sand again?
Just a few pics........Jeff.
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Looking good Jeff!
Thanks, Arzi
Good job Jeff. Especially like the custom pickguard, it compliments the body shape nicely. Finish also looks sensational!
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The finish looks fantastic on this Jeff! Gives the grain that 3D look. Very nice.
Love it Jeff!
wow, nice job Jeff
very cool, its come up a treat now
thats random that it had a veneer on the back though. i wonder if thats a standard thing for the factory now? could be good for double binding
Digging the re-shaping work and the mods Jeff, excellent stuff!!