the epoxy looks absolutely killer, awesome result
the epoxy looks absolutely killer, awesome result
Long story short.
Epoxy too old and not adhering properly led to me being sad for a while and sanding the ever living crap out of the back and sides.
We're using it as a test for the beatle bass and ebonizing with red wine. Pics soon
hey Iceadj, good luck and look forward to pics
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Two fresh (before the ebonizing takes effect), one in progress of ebonizing and drying. 320 grit and BLO this evening.
looking good Iceadj
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Test for the Beatle bass complete and successful.
After wiping with meths I wanted to put a little red int he colour. So used a mix of maple and jarrah.
welcome back, it looks good
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
The back is currently curing. I'll be wet-sanding in 2 weeks.
I'm not sure this is relevant, but I've done an enormous amount of epoxy work on my yacht, and one very good trick to get durability and gloss is to apply at least one coat of epoxy, sand it smooth as a b's bottom, then coat it with several coats of varnish or polyurethane, sanding lightly between coats. You end up with a very high build surface, with a lot of depth.
The main advantage here is that epoxy, left unprotected by a marine varnish/poly, will yellow very very badly in short order when exposed to any amount of sunlight.
Your fabric idea is genius.
John
will you be doing a custom pickguard? and also nice work so far!
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