Second build! :O

[wokkaboy]

that looks freaking fantastic Simon, you are really motoring along. Another stunner well done

[robin]

Wow Simon, that is already looking awesome, can't wait to see it finished. You have certainly master the art of guitar building.

[Dedman]

You build a scratchy in the time it takes most of us to build a kit Great work!

[SIMpleONe89]

Thanks guys. I have a lot of spare time now before I start work hence I'm really pushing out as many builds as I can!

[SIMpleONe89]

The finishing process has begun! I've officially finished all the building so now it's sanding, staining and finishing. Exciting stuff!

I sanded the neck up to 240 grit and stained with UBeat brown and yellow dye. I first dyed it a dark brown and sanded back to try and pop the figure. Sadly, the flames on this piece weren't very good at all and I'm very disappointed. It was also a pain in the butt sanding back the brown dye because the sandpaper clogs easily and my arm was already tired from sanding it before dyeing.

Anyway, I attempted a bengal burst/tiger burst/tobacco burst, whatever the technical name is. I've not done a hand-rubbed burst for a long time but it was quite fun. I'll probably make some more adjustments tomorrow.

I initially wanted a lighter brown but as I applied more (By accident actually! I spilled my jar of stain all over my table so I had to mop up the excess with my rag.) I grew to like the darker brown burst.

Here's the headstock, without flash.

With flash:


The back of the headstock:



I'll probably stain the entire back of the headstock a uniform brown because I think I want the burst to only be in front.

[SIMpleONe89]

The neck.


Again I was rather disappointed with the lack of flames on this flamed maple piece. The top has stunning flames, but a pity this doesn't.

You may notice that I also added some dark brown to the volute and the heel. I was trying to go for the vintage Les Paul jr type sunburst and it turned out quite well. Actually the real reason was because I forgot to sand the end grain to a higher grit so these were the parts which soaked in a lot of brown stain. I was tired of sanding back the brown so I decided to use it to my advantage. Turned out pretty okay!

[Dedman]

I like it , it has that lived in look already

[wokkaboy]

neck looking sweet Simon

[andrewdosborne]

Yep, great looking neck.

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[Muzza]

I really like the burst on the back of the headstock. It's different, which in my world is a good thing.

If it was mine, I'd extend the dark brown onto the neck like you've done at the heel end. It would make the burst look less out-of-place.