Yet another Sale item is coming my way.

[DarkMark]

You can get acetone at the big green shed. Fun times ahead.

[Cliff Rogers]

Bunnies & SCA have acetone.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/diggers-...lvent_p1567459
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...=en_AU&start=1

[ozzbike]

You can get acetone at the big green shed. Fun times ahead.

Bunnies & SCA have acetone.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/diggers-...lvent_p1567459
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...=en_AU&start=1

I got a 250ml bottle of Acetone at the BGS.

I am afraid that I have 3 others in the line before this one. Some looking, drooling and planning time to pass as the others are complete.

[ozzbike]

I did some taping up of the edges to allow me to poly the binding last night. I ran my hands down the frets.....wow they are rough and sharp.

This is the second bound neck in a kit I have found rough ends on. It does show the fine detail work we builders do. I actually smiled when I thought to myself that this was another thing I had to do.

I think we are a little strange we G.A.S. sufferers. 😎

[FrankenWashie]

I did some taping up of the edges to allow me to poly the binding last night. I ran my hands down the frets.....wow they are rough and sharp.

This is the second bound neck in a kit I have found rough ends on. It does show the fine detail work we builders do. I actually smiled when I thought to myself that this was another thing I had to do.

I think we are a little strange we G.A.S. sufferers. 

Seems perfectly normal to me...Igor.. what do you think?

[ozzbike]

Seems perfectly normal to me...Igor.. what do you think?

Normal hey. Phew I thought I was weird. Ha ha ha.

Today I finished the tape up around all the binding....then I hit the binding with 240, 360, 400, 600 grit paper and then 0000 grade steel wool.

Then I looked at the front and back of the body....sides all taped at this time.....hmmmm.

Bugger it I thought. I have very lightly sanded the veneer and solid back with 240, 360, and then 400 grit. The veneer has cleaned up really nicely. A few lines remain...but I am not going to bother too much. I looks really nice. So far so good. Phew.

P.S. I did the fret ends and rolled the edges of the fret board as I did the sanding on the binding. I have a couple of fret files....one flat one and one triangle one with sanded safe edges on them. Nice feeling on the frets and the edge of the fingerboard now. 😎

[ozzbike]

First time in weeks of no sleep for me last night. So early hours of this morning I attacked the burst on the body.

I will leave it now and then consider to sand or not to sand. It is still wet, it will be interesting to see if it brightens up when dry.

I have to say the Angelus dyes were easy to work with. They smell very much of alcohol, much like the Feast Watson dyes.

The veneer, as somebody posted before, is a lot more robust that I allowed. But, I would come nowhere near it with a mechanical device at all.

I did not use a liquid to try and spot any glue marks....veneer fear...and it bit me a little. A heap of edge glue marks and a clump at the bottom join. I did two wipe overs hard with Goof Off...more three colour stain...and I can barely see anything now.

[dozymuppet]

That's a gorgeous sleepless night's work.

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[FrankenWashie]

First time in weeks of no sleep for me last night. So early hours of this morning I attacked the burst on the body.

I will leave it now and then consider to sand or not to sand. It is still wet, it will be interesting to see if it brightens up when dry.

I have to say the Angelus dyes were easy to work with. They smell very much of alcohol, much like the Feast Watson dyes.

The veneer, as somebody posted before, is a lot more robust that I allowed. But, I would come nowhere near it with a mechanical device at all.

I did not use a liquid to try and spot any glue marks....veneer fear...and it bit me a little. A heap of edge glue marks and a clump at the bottom join. I did two wipe overs hard with Goof Off...more three colour stain...and I can barely see anything now.

Gaaahddamn that’s gorgeous! Nice work Oz!

[ozzbike]

That's a gorgeous sleepless night's work.

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Gaaahddamn that’s gorgeous! Nice work Oz!

Thank you gentlemen and Igor, of course. I can tell you...seriously tired now. But gotta make it until tonight or I will be awake at 0300 tomorrow.

I think that after lunch I will dribble some Tru-Oil on there. I wonder if it will make it too dark though?

The mix of the spalt on the edges and the flame in the middle is amazing....and pretty too.

Edit:-

Just ducked upstairs whilst the hot dogs were cooking. Wiped over the front with Tru-Oil and was amazed at the flame it found. The back is just solid red and gave her a rub with Tru Oil too.

I think I will do about 3 coats of Tru Oil. Three of spray gloss polyurethane and then seal and level with CA glue. It should then be just hand compound, hand buff and hand wax up well.

Edit Edit:-

No timbermate...and only minimal sanding so far. The sides will need proper prep and sanding. The neck as well.

The back maybe will just fill with the CA glue (I hope.)

I am tossing up about using the side colour on the headstock so I can make it gloss too with decals.