robs ST-1 (Lyn #4)

[wokkaboy]

Robin, roughly how many coats of tru oil did you apply and what curing time did you give between each coat ?
I agree keep the white pup covers and white volume/tone knobs looks excellent
I also agree Gav has put in enough time and money into the wudtone versus nitro sound experiment.

[stan]

Looks great Rob, that glossy finish of the proprietary product which shall remain un named looks awesome - well done

[Brendan]

Yet another knockout Robin - great job!!!

[Bass Guy]

Good grief, that is stunning... Hats off to you!

[MetalMatt]

Wow that is SUPER nice. I agree with the rest on that gloss finish - very interested in more info re: tru-oil (regardless of how unfashionable it might be ) Can you apply the T-O over anything (such as Wudtone?) I quite like the effects the Wudtone stains give but would like a sure fire way to get a glossy finish if the build called for it.

Once again, awesome build - I'm starting to appreciate natural wood finishes a lot more since discovering these forums.

[robin]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on August 20, 2013, 16:28
Robin, roughly how many coats of tru oil did you apply and what curing time did you give between each coat ?

Warren, drop me an email at: robin (dot) jeffery (at) optusnet (dot) com (dot) au

rob

[dingobass]

Nice job Robin.... I am almost ready to forgive you for putting gun stock oil on her

I agree with the other guys, leave the white bits on, they bounce off the colour really well.

Maybe for a future build you might try out Stewmac's Golden Age pups.
They blow most other comparably priced and more expensive pups clean out of the water.

Typically, a set of Tele pups will set you back around a hundred bucks with around thirty bucks postage via DHL.
Well worth the investment.

[gavinturner]

Great job Robin, another super result!
As a tru-oil user myself, I would also like to now how long you wait to let the tru-oil harden up. I've had some problems with my other builds in that the tru-oil seems a little soft, but I'm thinking that mIght be it's related to cure time. Some other forums recommend a secondary covering like poly or nitro to harden it up, but I don't want to go there... Would be great to get your opinion/experience.

Congratulations again!

Cheers,
Gavin.

[phloggy]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from robin on August 20, 2013, 21:27

/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on August 20, 2013, 16:28
Robin, roughly how many coats of tru oil did you apply and what curing time did you give between each coat ?

Warren, drop me an email at: robin (dot) jeffery (at) optusnet (dot) com (dot) au

rob

Rather than doing it privately, set up another instructional thread!

[robin]

Wow Guys, thanks so much for the compliments.

We build these guitars to play, but its nice when other people appreciate the effort we ALL put in in making these gems. Every guitar on this site is unique and irreplaceable.

Thanks again
rob