mmm... Jaffa.
mmm... Jaffa.
Scott.
Oh Pabs, that looks killer! Great colour combo
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I just love orange Teles. Great job Pabs, it looks sensational.
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shame the quilt didnt work out but damn that looks hot
Nice save Pabs, that looks really good.
Yep it was about 5mm, and those are top hats. Like this...Originally Posted by wokkaboy
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Cheers guys, but it seems I might have been a bit hasty. I was trying out DB's suggestion of going with fewer coats of tru oil, but that has come unstuck.
Yesterday, I had some spare time, so I got stuck into matting the finish down with steel wool. Everything was going well, I was very happy with the result, it looks great. A bit later I started shielding the cavities, and let me tell you it was a stinky hot and humid night in Brissie last night, so I was sweating quite a bit. Finished up and looked down at my shirt, it was orange. Then I looked at my arms....orange. And my hands and a big streak across my forehead, all orange. Fail. More top coat required. Back to the drawing board so to speak.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
spewing Pabs, how many TO coats had you applied and how long did the last coat cure for ?
good lesson hey not to work on an almost finished axe when you are sweating badly
I just checked the Brisbane weather observations lastnight and it sat on around 90% humidity all night and peaked at 92%
Last edited by wokkaboy; 29-01-2016 at 07:30 AM.
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scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
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scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
6 coats with one week cure.
And if I can't sweat on a guitar, it is no good to me. Lol.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
ok Pabs, they must have been thin coats then. These days I take DB's tips and let the body and neck hang and cure for minimum 2 weeks preferably 3 weeks. That's why everyone needs at least 5 builds on the go LOL
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
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