DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

Lookin good! How good is the fragrance Doc?

The humidity up there looks pretty full on over the next week or so. I didn't find that it effected the application of the stain coats, but watch out when you apply the intensifying coat (and any final coats) - nice and thin and wait a long time (I know its hard).

Cheers mate, the fragrance can be best described as a pleasant Citrusy kind of smell, well that's what my nose is telling me anyway, and yeah we've been getting alot of rain lately since Darwin is in the Tropics, I'll take note of what you're saying about thin coats and drying times.

[DrNomis_44]

That is looking superb Doc! I really love the grain figuring along the upper bout, how it sweeps forward across the top of the guitar. I'm curios to see how it comes up with curing and re-application of stain.

I'm liking the grain too, at first it didn't look anything special before the application of the TM, but now it has a quality that's grown on me and it's made me realize that you don't necessarily have to have a spectacular grain pattern for this technique to work.

[DrNomis_44]

I agree Doc, this is looking mighty fine. The timbermate has worked a treat. How good is it when the grain pops in front of your eyes! Keep up the good work

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Cheers, I honestly didn't expect it to look that good, I'm going to give full credit to DB and Wokka for convincing me to go with this finish.

[DrNomis_44]

nice work Doc you have it popping

Cheers, yeah I can totally get the idea behind the use of the Ebony Timbermate, first time I've ever used it and Dingotone.

[dingobass]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate!
Awesome.

[DrNomis_44]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate!
Awesome.

Cheers DB, it came out better than I thought it would, how's that for my very first time using TM and Dingotone?, I must have fluked it or something....lol.



Anyway, I've decided that I'm very happy with the result I got so I'll wait till it's dried enough for me to apply the intensifier coat, and then the final coat.

[wokkaboy]

looks awesome Doc, well done, I told you the timbermate would make the subtle grain look much darker and pop.
The CG has really brought the axe alive, no wonder you are stoked.
Any photos of the back or have you just stained the top/sides ?

get a scrap piece of wood and screw it into the neck screw holes and drill a hole at the top and hang it somewhere is the best way for the body to cure

it's no fluke the axe is looking good mate, when you use good products this is the result !!

[DrNomis_44]

looks awesome Doc, well done, I told you the timbermate would make the subtle grain look much darker and pop.
The CG has really brought the axe alive, no wonder you are stoked.
Any photos of the back or have you just stained the top/sides ?

get a scrap piece of wood and screw it into the neck screw holes and drill a hole at the top and hang it somewhere is the best way for the body to cure

it's no fluke the axe is looking good mate, when you use good products this is the result !!

I've actually gone and applied the DT CG all over the body as well as the sides, I'll see if I can post a pic of the back.


Here we go, this is what the back of the guitar body looks like now:

[ShazzRandom]

Good luck with the move mate, hope it all goes well, since moving to Darwin from Kununurra, I had to do over ten moves to a new place to live till I ended up where I live now, not long after I moved in I wanted to move out to a new place again due to all the trouble with noise from my neighbors, one of them lived in a flat directly above mine and they would decide to have a very loud domestic argument every night at very late hours just when I was trying to get some sleep so I'd have the energy to go to uni in the morning, not much fun at all for me.

Been seriously thinking of moving to Cairns lately.

Gee. Sorry for the late reply! Been off with the fairies the last couple of weeks!
My husband and I have built this house we're waiting on, and as musicians have had internal sound proofing installed in every internal wall! So hopefully don't annoy the neighbours!
Hopefully you don't have to move any time soon! And hopefully your car comes back

[DrNomis_44]

Gee. Sorry for the late reply! Been off with the fairies the last couple of weeks!
My husband and I have built this house we're waiting on, and as musicians have had internal sound proofing installed in every internal wall! So hopefully don't annoy the neighbours!
Hopefully you don't have to move any time soon! And hopefully your car comes back

That's alright mate, you're forgiven, I don't drive so I'll have to hire a trucking company to transport my stuff to Cairns, what do you think of the way the body for my Strat has turned out after I applied the DT Coolangatta Gold stain?