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    the epoxy looks absolutely killer, awesome result

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    quick update

    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

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    hey Iceadj, good luck and look forward to pics
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    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    Two fresh (before the ebonizing takes effect), one in progress of ebonizing and drying. 320 grit and BLO this evening.
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    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

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    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.
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    welcome back, it looks good

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    Next level update

    The back is currently curing. I'll be wet-sanding in 2 weeks.
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    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

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    will you be doing a custom pickguard? and also nice work so far!

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