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    Yep. Same finish front and back - TO diluted with...

    Yep. Same finish front and back - TO diluted with mineral turps, going over it with steel wool and later sanding pads after every 3-5 coats.
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    Talk about a while between updates... (moving...

    Talk about a while between updates... (moving house is a good enough excuse, right?)

    Lost count of how many coats I did, reckon it must have been at least 25 or 30. Setting the neck went quite...
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    Couple of coats in, and the grain is coming up...

    Couple of coats in, and the grain is coming up really nicely under the Tru-Oil. Am doing quite thin coats, letting the oil get tacky then wiping the excess off.

    Here's the body without any finish...
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    Did one final day of sanding to prep the body for...

    Did one final day of sanding to prep the body for finishing today, plus scraping the binding clean. The fretboard binding was pretty dirty, truth be told - hard to get it to come through on camera,...
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    Thanks Simon. I think if I can't wrangle any...

    Thanks Simon. I think if I can't wrangle any extra veneer to test tomorrow, I'll go ahead with the Tru-Oil.
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    Thanks for that. I'm assuming something like...

    Thanks for that. I'm assuming something like Cabot's Cabothane Clear is what we'd be looking at in this instance? I'm not too fussed about the smell as I've got a decent balcony - at least by Sydney...
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    Advice on oil finishing options

    G'day friends,

    Working my way through a GS-2Z build and would love some finishing advice.

    Had initially planned to stain it red, but have decided instead to go down the natural oil route. I'm...
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    Yes, decided to go down this route instead of the...

    Yes, decided to go down this route instead of the red - which incidentally gives me an excuse to buy another kit to use the DT on. A red/black RD build perhaps... one build at a time though!

    Now...
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    Sanding is all done now, down to 400 grit. Pretty...

    Sanding is all done now, down to 400 grit. Pretty sure I've now got sawdust spliced into my DNA, but everything is nice and smooth and ready for staining.

    Speaking of, I'm now having second...
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    Pretty central, if anything slightly further from...

    Pretty central, if anything slightly further from the neck. Moving the neck back could work, I'll spend a bit more time measuring it up before glueing.
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    In addition to filling in those gaps in the...

    In addition to filling in those gaps in the binding, did a mock set-up today. There's a fair bit of wiggle room in the neck pocket - not ideal but by no means the end of the world.

    Slightly more...
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    In the absence of any filler which matched the...

    In the absence of any filler which matched the body colour, decided to grab some white filler to match the binding. You can notice it up close:

    https://i.imgur.com/SzyHIrY.jpg
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    Filler's a good shout. Think a quick trip to the...

    Filler's a good shout. Think a quick trip to the big green shed might be in order.
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    GS-2Z build - first one in a looooooong time

    G'day all,

    Figured there are few better ways to spend the hours locked indoors right now than building a new guitar, so here goes! I did a couple of kits (a V and 7-string) six or seven years ago...
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