LP-1S "Poison Ivy"

[Andy40]

Joe,

What a score! I can't believe you got that flame in the spalt as well! Its going to look crazy!!!!

Please please be careful not to sand through the veneer (its quite thin). I used nothing but 320 or 400 grit on the cap sanding carefully and lightly.

The spalt, by its nature, is a bit ripply. If you are finishing the guitar in Tru-oil, you can start with a grain filler (I used ebony timbermate), then sand that back. you can build up the tru-oil coats on the cap, then wet sand them back and add more layers to get a flat finish. Have a look at my LP-1SS build diary if you want. unfortunately, it took me a few months to finish the cap on mine, but the patience paid off.

The scale length looks like it will be within tolerance.

The fretboard finish is quite personal and up to you. For me, I prefer that my fretboards aren't lacquered or sealed by anything. just natural with a bit of Dingowax (as I'm in Australia).

the frets can be buffed by a bit of 0000 steel wool and metal polish (be careful not to damage the fret board in doing so)

Enjoy ...you earned it.

[Joe Piler]

Joe,

What a score! I can't believe you got that flame in the spalt as well! Its going to look crazy!!!!

Please please be careful not to sand through the veneer (its quite thin). I used nothing but 320 or 400 grit on the cap sanding carefully and lightly.

The spalt, by its nature, is a bit ripply. If you are finishing the guitar in Tru-oil, you can start with a grain filler (I used ebony timbermate), then sand that back. you can build up the tru-oil coats on the cap, then wet sand them back and add more layers to get a flat finish. Have a look at my LP-1SS build diary if you want. unfortunately, it took me a few months to finish the cap on mine, but the patience paid off.

The scale length looks like it will be within tolerance.

The fretboard finish is quite personal and up to you. For me, I prefer that my fretboards aren't lacquered or sealed by anything. just natural with a bit of Dingowax (as I'm in Australia).

the frets can be buffed by a bit of 0000 steel wool and metal polish (be careful not to damage the fret board in doing so)

Enjoy ...you earned it.

If by riply you mean the waves in the top, I kind of like those.

About the fretboard it seems pretty solid but also really dry and "scratchy" i imagije bending strings up and down that would feel kinda raw i would like to add some smoothnessbto it without darkening the color too much.

Do i have to protect the binding from the sandpaper?

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