Ian's TLA-1 Build

[wokkaboy]

coming along nicely Ian, what is the stain coats on the body ? Be keen to hear more about the FW tung oil and poly combo, haven't seen it yet

[TC1600]

For the stain I used a FW sample pot of Baltic, the 50ml was plenty, I've barely used a third of it. I was looking around to see what was available for finishes, I wasn't keen on straight Poly due to the tone-killing properties that has been mentioned on this forum, but I wanted something that wouldn't need constant touchups. I came across the FW Floorseal Oil, which I thought was worth a go. So far so good, it goes on nicely, and is giving the body a real glow. Time will tell how durable it is, but I figure if it's for flooring it should be fine for a guitar

The shed is a recent addition to the house, I thought the least I could do was get a project to justify it Good thing it's daylight savings as it's not powered yet, but that will happen in the next month or 2 hopefully.

[gavinturner]

Looking great Ian! That grain on the body has popped very nicely indeed. I'm very interested to see how the flooring oil comes out.

cheers,
Gav.

[bargeloobs]

Stain looks great, very subtle against that beautiful grain, nice job with the headstock too.

[wokkaboy]

nice one Ian, I'm a fan of old baltic FW, its a nice colour. Look forward to seeing how the floorseal oil goes, sure it will give a good finish

[TC1600]

Well the 4th coat went on tonight, now I need to leave it to fully cure (the tin says a week, but it also says leave it for a month before polishing), I'll see how it looks in a weeks time, I'm sure it will take a couple of weeks to fully assemble anyway. The waiting is always the hard part! I might have to look at another kit in the meantime, I can definitely see where the GAS comes from!







I don't know if there is much difference in the pictures from last time, but it looks amazing, I couldn't be happier I can't wait to get it built and out in the sunshine!

[wokkaboy]

looking great Ian, so are you stopping at the 4th coat of the floorseal oil ?
Doesn't look as glossy as tru oil in the pics but looks like its got a nice shine.
I'll probably give the floorseal oil a go once you give it the thumbs up

[andrewdosborne]

Good work brings out the grain nicely.

[maxaxe]

That's developing into a killer Tele.
Good use of out of the square products too. I'm keen to see this baby all kitted out . . .

[andrewdosborne]

I might give this FW floorseal a go on a Paulownia tele body I have laying around not doing much. It has a nice figure but the wood is way to soft for naughty oil or similar finish.