Got some decal transfer paper in the mail today, so I'll start playing around with a logo design. I have this little finch logo that I made a few years back when I was trying to scratch build a mandolin (sadly still sitting in the shed only 2/3's finished)
I might print it out on a bit of acetate and see what it looks like on the headstock.
Current plan for staining is to keep the front natural, and to do the rest in the Red Mahogany Stewmac Colortone. Will do some colour tests over the weekend.
There are a couple of little dings in the front which I'm not entirely sure what to do about - from what I've read it seems the veneer is thin enough that grain filling + sanding is likely to be a problem. Has anyone found a workaround for this? I remember fixing some similar dings in an old acoustic a few years back, which from memory were just filled with CA glue and then scraped smooth. Worth attempting?
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