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A quick update!

I read more on the forum and decided to follow the advice given here. Unfortunately, the only grain filler i could find in any shop was pure white. But since I had also just bought...

Nice job! I will read your diary carefully.

Thanks for your answers. Yes, this is the ‘mahogany’ version, so it really does have those pores to fill. In fact, i think the actual wood is okoumé: the colour and grain pattern seem to match....

Thank you guys! About the finish, the idea is to grain fill with a dark colour as on the test piece. A subtle burst effect could be created by sanding the grain filler down more cleanly in the middle...

So the type of finishing that I am going for is inspired by the following examples. What I really like is to still see the grain of the wood. The dark green would make a nice contrast with the gold...

Hi everyone, my name is Gerard and I am living in the Netherlands. A few weeks back I ordered the GR-1SF kit. Truth be told, I am actually a drummer who sometimes picks up a guitar to play at home....