I should say that I did grain fill with ebony timbermate first which darkened it up a bit. You don't need to grainfill with maple though. I recall that Adam Barnes did a lighter bondi blue on a semi-hollow and it looked pretty good.
I should say that I did grain fill with ebony timbermate first which darkened it up a bit. You don't need to grainfill with maple though. I recall that Adam Barnes did a lighter bondi blue on a semi-hollow and it looked pretty good.
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Thanks for the tip Andy, I checked out Adam’s “lighter Bondi Blue on a semi hollow “ and I think I may have mine just a little darker now (and I have now run out of stain). Adam’s photos have given me heart though and I have found his build very interesting reading given the problems he encountered with the hollow body build. I have hung the stained body up now for Easter to let the stain really dry off and I shall use the intensifyer next week then head off on holiday for a couple of weeks before using the finish coat.
That’s the plan anyway.
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