AJ- First Scratch Build

[AJ]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from stan on January 26, 2014, 18:53
That is an amazing finish AJ, would love to take same pics of it for you, better bring the good camera!
That golden honey colour is awesome, I have an old Harmony archtop that needs this treatment.... Top work

Bring it along with you Stan, so we can see what it will need to do it 8-)

[stan]

Will do mate, busy week this week, but it will be soon

[crundes]

Looks Absolutely stunning AJ! Really love the flamed appearance, great shape too :-)

[MetalMatt]

Awesome job AJ, the jarrah stain made that pine look great but that gloss finish has added another dimension. Very classy. So did you go with TruOil in the end?

[AJ]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from MetalMatt on January 27, 2014, 23:10
Awesome job AJ, the jarrah stain made that pine look great but that gloss finish has added another dimension. Very classy. So did you go with TruOil in the end?

Ty Matt, I ended up going the with the lacquer, So I still have the new bottle of true oil that I want to experiment/ learn to use it.

Q for the gurus: I have seen somewhere that the only oil needed for fretboard protection is "boiled Linseed Oil" how effective is that and is that better that the lemon/orange/distillate witches brews labeled as fret juice etc???? ( the lemon/orange component would surely create a slightly "acidic" tendency.. )

[kells80aus]

AJ, I've got a little bottle of Brehlen Fretboard oil. It is actually Lemon oil. a pair of gloves a couple of coats and it'll look real nice. I brought it from Guitars Australia You do have to be careful as this stuf is fatal if swallowed. http://www.guitaraust.com.au/finishi...board-oil.html

[AJ]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from kells80aus on January 28, 2014, 14:04
AJ, I've got a little bottle of Brehlen Fretboard oil. It is actually Lemon oil. a pair of gloves a couple of coats and it'll look real nice. I brought it from Guitars Australia You do have to be careful as this stuf is fatal if swallowed. http://www.guitaraust.com.au/finishi...board-oil.html

Thanks, I do have a small bottle of fretboard juice from JB hi-Fi, have used that so far. Just thought I'd ask the Q any ways.. ( on the possibility that boiled linseed may have been a better option??)

Update:
Got a bit more done today with the scratch built guitar.
I got the body cut and polished and did the shielding. I also inserted the ferrules for the through body string retaining.
Still waiting on the fret wire to turn up in the post , then I can re fret the neck then finish sanding and also shape the head stock.

[AJ]

And a shot from another angle to show how it does sorta change to a darker color .. depending on where the light source is.

Another question.. do you think if I were to stain the fretboard japan black.. would sorta highlight/ contrast the whole appearance?

[DanMade]

Just a second while I pick my jaw up off the floor.

That must be the deepest, most glossy finish I've seen. I need to take a trip down south so you can show me your secrets.

The finish looks more akin to a fine French polished table top. Make sure you wear some white cotton gloves when you play this beauty.

You have blown my first effort out of the park, your attention to detail is superb. I can't wait to see it strung up.

[Brendan]

AJ - sublime job! Totally amazing to think that a couple of weeks ago it was resting in Bunnings and about to become something totally mundane and you rescued it! Is that a pickup surround on some of the photos - same wood?

As for staining the fretboard black - are you planning the neck in a similar colour to the body? Last thing you'd want though is to take the attention away from the body with that beauty.

What colour bling are you thinking of? Gold? If so, I'd be tempted to keep with a rosewood neck and keep to the red / gold palete. Maybe go gloss with it though like the Ricky necks?