A colour called Japanese Black from the locally owned timber and hardware.
Its not black black, but it lets some of the grain show.
I have to admit, the body looks like garbage.
I dont think any amount of staining or lacquering is going to make these six slices of packing crate make for a good finish.
The up side of this, is it reaffirms my theory that active pick ups could make a cricket bat sound good.
It was then after some practice and arranging of things I decided to do this to the body:
It is mezmerising!
I live in a lovely small old house by the sea, so there aren't really any dedicated workshop places. Its one of the things that drew me to pitbull guitar kits and the dingotone product. It could all be done in the kitchen and around the house.
I was thinkng I would have to hand paint an acrulic over the top, but would have preferred to spray.
At first I had been against spray lacquering because I could not think of a place that the instrument could be left undisturbed by others in my family and by my cats and dogs.
Then it hit me.
Where do I go to be undisturbed by my family and cats and dogs!
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