Looking great! You've really jumped in at the deep end here but it seems to be paying off big time. Can't wait to see that beautiful neck joint at the end of all this. Following with interest!
cheers,
Gav.
Looking great! You've really jumped in at the deep end here but it seems to be paying off big time. Can't wait to see that beautiful neck joint at the end of all this. Following with interest!
cheers,
Gav.
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The photos above are just rough shaping Gav, (I've not even sanded past P180 yet) I'll post some better ones once I have had a chance to sand back and clean it all up, but I think you get the idea. Thoughts?Originally Posted by gavinturner
Wow, neck joint looks pretty smooth in 2nd shot and side on shows a pretty damn fine effort too.
If you go transparent black would you do the same on the back to the neck too? If so you may need a stronger tint on the maple compared to the Ash as it is already many shades darker.
Currently experimenting with various things for my next couple of builds, one of which is an Ash J Bass which I hope to get transparent Cherry Red. Will be using Ebony Timbermate to grain fill and thus highlight the grain and at this stage leaning towards fountain pen ink or even humble Red food colouring. Fountain pen ink comes in Black too and could be a cheaper option and easier to work with than ink jet ink which I will be using on the other build.
The intent would be to do the whole thing Waz, I have this idea in mind for a wraith/spectre theme to it. Plenty of time though, I still have much sanding to do!
Let me know how you go with the ebony timber mate, i've never used the stuff before, but I'm keen to try it out. Would be good to be able to draw on your experiences with it.
That will be on build # 4 which I might not start for a few weeks yet.
If you are going to stain back of the maple neck suggest you stop after 240 grit to allow for some stain to soak in. Once you build up layers of finish it is not hard to get a smoother surface later on rather than go harder with higher grits from the outset.
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