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.
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