"Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt1 Aspirations, Procrastinations, and Consequences

[Honkenstein]

A Long Wait

Well, I actually managed to wait 4 days before adding the next intensifying coat! (pats self on back)

During this time, the left-over intensifier in the ramekin evaporated a little. The result was a thicker application/coat ... and significant darkening. I gave it a light 0000 steel woolling prior.

3rd coat significantly darker and only applied to top, neck, and head


Sides will remain as-is with 2 coats for a tonal contrast


The back still looks nice and dark from its 2 coats and will not get a 3rd, but note that the back looks so much darker from this angle than it does in image #21, so it's not a fair comparison really


Head and neck get a 3rd coat, and I like it, but the photo reveals that I accidentally wiped off the wood what was close to the nut ... and it seems I've put some unsightly blackened fingerprints on the fingerboard! Let's pretend it's extra-ebonising of the ... umm ... rosewood.


Question 1.: What's going to be a nice way to get rid of most of;

• the darkening of the binding and inside the f-holes?
• the smudges of intensifier on the glueing surfaces of the set neck?

Please advise, thanks, good sirs.

First Finishings

A furphy. Need to wait days before considering the finishing coats.

At last, you say: Pt7 A Longer Wait, Cain't Wait No Mo', First Finish