Rohans ST-1

[wokkaboy]

no worries Rohan, there's not enough deep colour for another build so you might as well use it up on the body, or another suggestion put a deep coat on the headstock if you are colouring front of the headstock looks good.
I need to read the instructions again I don't remember it saying go over twice with deep colour. If you apply the deep coat sparingly you can coat headstock and most of the body. Another tip use a small piece of cloth to apply it so less soaks into the cloth. Good luck and look forward to pics after next coat.

[Rohan]

In the official Wudtone instructions in the "Carmine Gyspy" section it says:

"Applying the first deep colour coat is the opportunity to get the most colour into the wood whilst it is the most porous. It is good to go over the guitar a couple of times when applying the 1st deep colour coat until you can feel the wood won't absorb any more".... etc etc.

It then talks about moving on to do 3 - 5 base coats.

I guess that's why I wanted to double check about moving on to the base coats.

Cheers,
Rohan.

[Bass Guy]

Looking gorgeous, Rohan. Enough to make Mark Knopfler and Hank Marvin drool.

How did the Timbermate take the Wudtone?

[Gavin1393]

That looks a treat! No more deep coats needed!

[Rohan]

.....aaaaaaaand don't you just hate it when you are doing your first guitar and you don't deep colour the little panel of wood just below the neck slot because for some reason you decide it's going to get covered up by the neck!

Another day of waiting! yay!

[wokkaboy]

easily done Rohan, I sometimes cut a small slot out of the hanging piece of wood so you can get your fingers/rag right over the surface.
Are you going to carmine the headstock ? As Gav says the colour of the body is probably deep enough, personal preference if you go 1 more light deep coat, it may not need it.
Make sure the edge of the neck pocket you go as heavy with deep coat as you did with rest of the body

[Rohan]

Na, I went with the Vintage Amber on the headstock. I did a Google image search on red strats and it seemed that most had the "natural" colour on the headstock so I just went with it for my first build.

Today I did the first base coat on the body and the first neck coat. I wasn't as brave as DB and I ended up masking the fretboard to make sure there were no accidental brush strokes.

One thing I have started to notice was a few areas that could have done with more "even" sanding. I guess that is part of the process, understanding how much time you need to sand and what are the problem areas. I knew my first one wouldn't be perfect, but isn't it great that perfection is something we can always strive for!

[Rohan]

Dear Diary...

Today I finished the 3rd base coat on both the body and the neck. Feeling pretty good about the process now. Still looking to do another 2 base coats on the body.

Also, the last couple of days saw a couple of tools arrive which can be seen below... being patient but I can't wait to get to the part that needs them

[DanMade]

Drool!!

That Katana looks sexy. Even if you didn't know what it was used for.

[wokkaboy]

colours are looking sweet Rohan, well done, and the katana is a great device !