Lyn #19 - Single Cut LP Jnr

[robin]

Today I got the staining done.

Running short on cash so I had to make do with whatever leftovers I had. I used a combination of Feast Watson Black Japan and some left over black stamp pad ink from a previous build, FW Jarrah and FW Golden Teak to do the burst.

When I do bursts the blend lines are always a bit hit and miss, but I think it will do. Hopefully it will look a bit better when I start applying the finish.






I was going to use my usual finish of TruOil, and bring it to a high gloss, but I don't have enough left in the bottle to do the guitar. So I had a look around and found a rusty old tin of MinWax Satin Poly. So Satin Poly it will be.

The tin is several years old and the MinWax has gotten quite thick so that when I did a test on some scrap pine it left ridge marks from the cotton application cloth. I tried thinning it with White Spirit and Shellite and I think that the White Spirit might be the way to go. It thinned it out quite nicely and had a good working life before it started drying out.

In hindsight I think a Satin finish might suit this guitar. Well at least, that's what I'm telling myself.

Cheers
rob

[king casey]

Excellent looking burst Robin.

and some left over black stamp pad ink from a previous build

Have you used stamp ink before?

May be O.K. but I had dire consequences when mixed with Tru-Oil.

cheers, Mark

[robin]

Excellent looking burst Robin.




Have you used stamp ink before?

May be O.K. but I had dire consequences when mixed with Tru-Oil.

cheers, Mark

Thanks Mark, yep, used it on a couple of builds so far, both with TO finishes. No probs. I have no idea if it is water or spirit based. I guess that might make a difference. I must have been lucky.

rob