Tims ash ST-1 linseed oil finish (First Build)

[Gavin1393]

I'm told it slows down the evaporation, but confess to never having had to find out!

[crundes]

So I think I'm finally happy with the results of my Wudtoning and am ready to apply the top coats! It certainly wasn't an easy or quick process but I certainly learned alot in this first stage of applying a finish. I ended up doing six coats and thinking it looked great so thought a seventh coat could only make it look better...I was wrong!

It became too thick and began to be quite difficult to spread evenly so I got a lot of blotchy areas on that coat. I ended up cutting it back again (3rd time!) but just very lightly with some 240g sandpaper and then applied another 2 coats of Dark Tease.

I've decided (with some forumers help) that I'll leave the majority of the neck clear and have just coated the front of the headstock with DTease.

I'm very happy with the results now and am glad that I was so pedantic with the wudtone. I still haven't decided whether or not to apply the satin finish that came with the wudtone pack or use tru oil. I may tru oil the neck as I want it to be slightly darker than it is now but still am unsure about the body. Have any forumers used the satin finish with Dark Tease?? Would be great to see how it can look before I decide.

Anyway here are the results.

[crundes]

More pics

[wokkaboy]

wow Tim that looks excellent, it's been well worth being pedantic and cutting it back 3 or so times. Stain and colour look consistent in the pics and the dark tease headstock will look a treat.
I'd try 3 or 4 coats of satin and if you aren't happy with the results you can always go over with a couple of coats of TO, I'm not supposed to say the words, I've already got 12 months more detention in the naughty room !
The clear neck will be a good contrast to the dark tease body/headstock

[pablopepper]

Great finish. Worth all the effort I reckon.

[gavinturner]

Looks fantastic Tim. That dark tease on the ash really is the business. All your pedantic efforts have resulted in a really even finish. I agree with Wokka about the clear neck - should look amazing with the dark tease body. Great work!

Cheers,
Gav.

[adam]

I think Andy P from Wudtone would like a photo of this when it's finished for his Wudtone site. Nice work, Tim. A very sophisticated finish.

[AJ]

looks a million bucks matey, nicely done!

[crundes]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! :-)

@Pablo, Gav and Aj. Thanks for the kind words, it's nice to have people who's guitars I've been drooling over make comments like that!

@Wokka, Cheers mate, yeah I think that's a good idea re satin finish. Will the TO still be able to coat the body properly with a different product underneath if I do decide to use it? Will have to see how I go, I kind of want to try both finishes on this guitar so I can get an idea of what they both look like for future projects (I believe I may have developed GAS recently...) I do still think I will use Tru oil on the neck to try and give it a slightly darker shade. I think the wood is light enough to still contrast nicely with the Dark Tease with Tru oil applied.

@Adam, Wow that is a compliment and a half! That would be amazing! Thanks for that mate. Hopefully things keep running relatively smoothly and It still looks nice at the end!

Cheers
Tim

[lawry]

That's a super classy finish you've ended up with Tim. You can be justifiably proud of how it has turned out. This is going to be a very stylish axe and I'm really looking forward to the finished product.