Not long now...
The countdown has begun and Dingotone will be ready for release towards the end of August.
And yes, the clear finish will be available.
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Not long now...
The countdown has begun and Dingotone will be ready for release towards the end of August.
And yes, the clear finish will be available.
Giddy up! Do you have any pics of colours yet?
Oh snap! Dead keen to see some samples.
Hey,
First build, any advice on dingo staining the body and neck all the same just using the body stain? To maintain continuity over the whole guitar what's the best way to attack it... Is there a specific order, or do you have to lay down each coat to every surface at once? I'm planning to stain and intensify everything, the body and neck final coat separate. It's an es-1g.
Appreciate any advice,
Sam.
Hi Sam,
sure you can stain the neck with the body coat but generally the maple necks are a tighter grain and won't be quite as dark as the body, but may just need a couple more coats than the body. Being a set neck you can't screw a hanger into the body so you can't support the body in a vice.
Are you planning to stain the cap and body sides/back the same colour ?
What I do is cut out a hanger from a scrap piece of pine, to the shape of the neck pup and jam two wedges into the bottom of the neck pup route and one on the heel side of the hanger where the neck pocket is. This is good for hanging the body only. You can sort of move the body around on a clean rag enough to get access to most parts of the body so you should be able to balance it on the bottom edge then wipe the bottom while holding the hanger then hang to cure for about 4 days. Hope this makes sense
Makes sense now thanks man. Yeah i was gonna do the cap and sides/back, any idea how that looks? if not suggestions... i'm going with outback sunset.
Hey Sam,
I built an ES over 18 months ago but I went for a red cap and mahogany back/sides to give it a contrast but up to you. Outback sunset is a nice orange colour so sure it will look good all over neck/body.
If you were feeling adventurous you could do a burst on the cap, with maybe karajini red and do the back/sides/neck with the red would look cool but totally up to you.
There should be enough stain to do the whole axe in orange if you are worried about that.
These pics will give you an idea of the hanger I made. Worth putting a thin wedge piece bottom of neck pup cavity and behind the hanger in the neck pocket will keep it tight
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...9-22.32.53.jpg
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...1-23.14.29.jpg
Thanks Wokka, very helpful.
I was originally thinking of a darker side/back colour but yeah i reckon it'd look good all over. Been thinking about bursts (funny you mention it), but maybe on the next build! Only other concern is the binding... read a bit on the forums, some saying to 0000 steel wool it carefully between coats - What do you do?
no worries Sam,
I'd invest in some thin painters tape and tape off the binding. It's a heap of work to steel wool off the stain and some people have made custom made scrapers with a blade, a bolt and a piece of wood but I think least amount of work is to tape it off, or if the tape is wider get a blade and cut off the part that protudes above the body. Its worth taking your time and getting the tape as close to the binding edge as possible
Cool i thought the tape was the better option,
Thanks again mate.