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30-04-2018, 07:19 PM
Guvna19

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Originally Posted by scott_hornery

Very happy with the tone the Black Stump Dingtone stain has given. The grain still shows through beautifully. It does look a little bit darker in the photo than it does in the flesh, which I'm happy with. I'll try to start playing with the neck while I give that body some time to cure.

https://i.imgur.com/dlYzO6Tl.jpg

Wow!, so much awsome grain going on right there, well played
30-04-2018, 07:40 PM
wazkelly

Hi Scott, looks like you scored a great piece of timber to work with. How does it look on the back and sides? The small amount of inner lower horn showing in above shot looks like it has absorbed lots of stain into the end grain.

Really like the subtle tones across the top. Displays and aged, almost weathered appearance.

Quick word of warning using DT - Do not try and rush finishing things off as it doesn't cure very fast and can end in tears for the overly impatient.

Cheers, Waz
30-04-2018, 09:12 PM
FrankenWashie

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Originally Posted by wazkelly

Hi Scott, looks like you scored a great piece of timber to work with. How does it look on the back and sides? The small amount of inner lower horn showing in above shot looks like it has absorbed lots of stain into the end grain.

Really like the subtle tones across the top. Displays and aged, almost weathered appearance.

Quick word of warning using DT - Do not try and rush finishing things off as it doesn't cure very fast and can end in tears for the overly impatient.

Cheers, Waz

Having been through the wringer myself with Black Stump, what Waz said...+1000
01-05-2018, 04:28 AM
scott_hornery

I’ll definitely itely take that on board Wazkelly and FrankenWashie. The end grain definitely does look a tone or two darker than the front and back. There’s a few small runs right at the bottom. I thought I’d give it plenty of time to cure them carefully try to touch those up and let it sit again.

Any advice on the instensifier and final coats?
02-05-2018, 05:24 AM
scott_hornery

Last night I wiped the excess off with a damp cloth around the sides, and gave it a gentle sand along the spots where the runs were. The sides are the same tone as the front and back now. Hung it back up since I won’t get another go at it until the weekend.

I was also pretty happy to see it made its way onto the Pit Bull Facebook and Instagram pages. No pressure now though haha...
02-05-2018, 02:30 PM
Wayne.Mumford

Yeah Scott, saw it on the Facebook site as well. It really gives you a sense of pride when you see your work being used in an advert.
Wayno.
03-05-2018, 12:58 PM
wazkelly

With intensifier just need to make sure you are happy with where things are at after applying base coats and then do similar with intensifiers.
Each coat you apply should add a bit more depth to overall colour.

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Originally Posted by scott_hornery

I’ll definitely itely take that on board Wazkelly and FrankenWashie. The end grain definitely does look a tone or two darker than the front and back. There’s a few small runs right at the bottom. I thought I’d give it plenty of time to cure them carefully try to touch those up and let it sit again.

Any advice on the instensifier and final coats?

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21-05-2018, 08:20 PM
Derek82

Scott, what is the weight of the body like with this kit? Cheers, Derek.

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26-05-2018, 06:29 AM
scott_hornery

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Scott, what is the weight of the body like with this kit? Cheers, Derek.

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Heavier than I probably had imagined it would be before I had held it. I really like it. Yet to bolt it all together to feel it properly but I think it is a lovely weight.
23-07-2018, 11:48 AM
scott_hornery

Hey guys. So, everything has been going well with the build so far, even though I’m struggling to find much spare time at the moment; until I watched a video last night on how the electrics do together for the TL kits. It was then that I realised that my kit doesn’t have a hole drilled from the neck pickup cavity to the control panel cavity.

I was thinking maybe I could make a solid join to the existing neck pickup wire with some new wire and just extend it and run it through the bridge pickup cavity and hope it wouldn’t get in the way of anything? I’m not sure though.

I was thinking I was so close to having it finished, now I’m worried...

Any suggestions guys?

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