Michael H second build SG F-1

[huangmi]

was amazed at the quality of this kit when i open it up, everything was done top notch, neck has been sanded, finalised with fine grit paper, headstock reshaped in gibson style, front head stock wood burn design traced. what do you think so far? follow my post for build update

[huangmi]

Chinese symbol for Dragon

[dingobass]

Nice work Michael

[huangmi]

HI what grade of steel wool do you use to polish the fretboard? It feel a bit rough, can I use clear stain to make it smoother?

[dingobass]

HI what grade of steel wool do you use to polish the fretboard? It feel a bit rough, can I use clear stain to make it smoother?

Here is a pro tip for ya, Michael.
Use a Stanley knife blade as a cabinet scraper. You can get right up to the frets and it will leave your fingerboards noice and smooth

[huangmi]

Damn, that stanley knife methods totally worked, so stoked the board feels great, i've got some exciting updates tonight stay tuned folks hehe

[huangmi]

Thanks for the input guys will get better photos once everything is finished

[Brendan]

0000 grade steel wool generally should be fine - go with the grain - try not to take too much off. Some LemOil or DingoWax should be fine for the fretboard, but I'd try to avoid some of the other stains / waxes - anything that "sits" on the fretboard will end up on the strings...

[Andy40]

thats a cool headstock design

[Zandit75]

Looking very cool! I love the design for the dragon and Chinese symbol!! Looking forward to see how this turns out!