Pedro Custom ST - First Build (Emerald Isles)

[Pedrovelo]

Thanks Wokkaboy.

Yeah, I have read through a few posts prior to starting so wiped over with the damp rag and everything looked good.

[wokkaboy]

no worries Pedro, sounds like its ready for 1st wudtone deep coat. Most builders screw a piece of wood to two of the neck pocket holes so you can hang the body when drying/curing and clamp it in a vice/clamp to a surface so you can apply wudtone to the whole body. Don't forget the small flat surface that is below the neck pocket.
Looks like you are working from a kitchen/dining table - good work. Don't do what bass guy did and spill wudtone all over his floor. Leave the cap on the wudtone bottles as much as possible !

[Pedrovelo]

Great tips guys, I appreciate it.

Here's the headstock with two coats of deep colour and my logo design. Got to get my hands on some waterslide decal paper now.

[wokkaboy]

looking good Pedro, you have some nice grain in the basswood, I first thought - gee that was quick getting 1st deep coat on ! haha

[Pedrovelo]

Yeah, I did quite a lot of work prior to starting the build thread - taking photos as I went of course.

But I think I'm up to present time now. It's probably taken me 3 weeks to get to this point.

[wokkaboy]

thats fine Pedro, as they always say on the forum don't rush your build and an extra day or 2 of curing time is good for the finish. Looking forward to seeing this axe progress, haven't seen too many emerald isles builds but this looks excellent already !

[gavinturner]

Hi Pedro,
Your headstock shape is awesome. Nice clean lines! Looking forward to seeing how that Emerald Isles looks after the final coat. Looking pretty killer so far!

Cheers,
Gavin.

[stan]

the green machine looks good pedro!

[Tim]

That emerald isles is looking sweet Pedro

[Pedrovelo]

4th and last coat of deep colour on now. Not sure that the last coat actually deepened the colour much but I think it's evened it out a bit.

Also, some new parts arrived today.