Dedmans build 3 GD-1

[Dedman]

Great news people............. there is plenty of room for the 3way toggle and the 2 push pulls.

[Fretworn]

Are you going to keep them in that configuration (with the switch in the middle)? I imagine that could make it difficult to switch pickups on the fly.

[Dedman]

nup, that was just a "space" test

[Dedman]

So.......considering I finished my fun Diddly inspired box, I kind of got the skully/relic thing out of my system and am revising what I'm going to do with this. I bought some 50 grit sand paper and am going to run some one directional heavy scratches top to bottom all round to see if I can get that 50yr old fence post look happening. I'll ebony timber mate over the lot, sand , then I'm thinking of using diluted black acrylic to try and pull a dark grey then burst it with black around the edges and routes (again in diluted acrylic so it sinks in). I'll do the same on the neck but without the 50 grit scratching except on the head stock. I'll finish the whole thing with a satin clear just to seal it.

[Muzza]

A wire brush might be more effective than sandpaper

[Dedman]

cheers Muzza, I'll try em both on some scrap

[J.P]

I'll be interested too see how your finish comes out. I'm already thinking about my next build, want to build a barncaster, your fence post look is what I'd want for that kind of finish.

[Dedman]

a long time ago in a galaxy far away my ex and I lived on the top floor of a warehouse (the whole top floor, I rode a bike from the bed room to the bathroom!)) I made this stereo cabinet from MDF left over from a film set and painted with house hold water based paint. Layering, sponging and washes can achieve some good results.

(yes I still have the Rotel Quad amp

[Dedman]

so... ran some 50grit paper length ways along the body to open up the grain and make some scratches,the covered it all in a slurry of timermate ebony. Sanded that back and hit the whole lot with some Walnut timber stain. This showed up a few glue spots but I'm not worried as this in the base coat, there will be lots of stuff going on over the top and they will get covered over. Leaving this to fully dry out (its oil based) before starting to age it up with water based stuff. There is a method to my madness as the oil based stuff will stop the water based stuff soaking in too much but in areas which I lightly sand it will open up. Trust me ...I'm a Doktor.

[Fretworn]

Not drilling the extra pot/switch hole first?