Hi all,
Ordered a Baritone earlier on this year, took a while to arrive but that can be expected during this time.
Watched plenty of videos on YouTube so I knew what I was aiming to do and in what order. It did give me too many ideas though and my head was swimming with the amount of information available!
So far I have cut the headstock to shape, sanded the neck down to a final grade, and began oiling. I'm finishing with a Danish Oil as I like the feel of 'unfinished' wood, even though it is actually finished. For the headstock stape, I've gone for a slightly rounded Firebird / narrow Stratocaster hybrid shape.
I'm now going to go onto body preparation before looking to start the finish. My idea for body finish is something along the lines of the below image, a sort of distressed / relic'd look.
I'm basically going to paint in layered colours to build up the finish, before carefully sanding through the layers to reveal my design!
Watch this space!
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