STA1-R Pro Kit Diary

**dingobass** · 05-11-2015, 05:37 PM

Hey Tony,

I would say the gold highlights you have would have gone off by now....
Will send you a sneak preview of DT gold highlighs, they will be more compatable with the DT afterall

**wokkaboy** · 05-11-2015, 05:42 PM

nice plans Tony. Sure the maple veneer will look cool with a step down. Looking forward to seeing progress Tony

@ DB agree wudtone highlights would be too old

**vh2580** · 05-11-2015, 06:18 PM

Thanks for that DB. While we are the subject of gold highlights, don't know if my idea is feasible or not.

When grainfilling the ash most seem to use a dark timbermate to fill the grain and when sanded back make the ridging stand out more.
I was thinking of "golding" the grain, have no idea how I might accomplish that, but was hoping that could somehow apply gold highlights early/first in the process and then add the Karinji over the top, so while the grain ridge will darken with the stain it will somehow have a noticeable tinge of Gold in the ridges.
To do this I was thinking that might have to sand smooth as best as I can and not traditionally grainfill. Heavily use the gold highlights and then buff back with steel wool. Then the normal process of Dingotone application to completion.
Any suggestions?

**dingobass** · 05-11-2015, 06:27 PM

Hmmmmm, nice idea.
I have a chunk of ash here so I will experiment over the next few days and let you know.

**vh2580** · 07-11-2015, 12:53 PM

So rough cut the outline and 85% shape of headstock before starting the routing of the step down with the trusty Ozito. Was a bit daunting and the depth is a little more than originally planned as the adjuster screws on the base come loose and the vibration altered the setting.

**vh2580** · 07-11-2015, 12:58 PM

So once had the majority of the freehand route done as close to the line as possible, used a sharp chisel as a scraper pulling the back flat edge to slowing bring to the curve I was chasing. Then sand , sand, sand smooth and with a slightly rolled top edge. Am actually glad that its deeper as will give a good near 2mm step above veneer.
So now to try and cut some veneer to shape and then work out how to clamp. not sure whether to shape a clamp piece or try the iron method.

**vh2580** · 07-11-2015, 03:22 PM

Cut a piece of maple veneer to the shape and to make look a little more seamless, undercut the edge so the veneer slipped under the raised section of headstock. So now is glued and clamped.