Ok. Thanks everyone for your advice. I have learned a valuable lesson. Prep and sanding. Photo 1 is my rush job. Photo 3 is my patience. Numerous coats of true oil to go now and plenty of 0000 steel wool buffs in between. Will let the girl settle for a week to completely dry out before a final light buff and commencement of tru oil.
Stain was just a water based jarrah colour from Bunnings hardware.
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Tomtom that is looking real nice now. Awesome job on the stain the second time round.Originally Posted by Tomtom
Ok. Thanks everyone for your advice. I have learned a valuable lesson. Prep and sanding. Photo 1 is my rush job. Photo 3 is my patience. Numerous coats of true oil to go now and plenty of 0000 steel wool buffs in between. Will let the girl settle for a week to completely dry out before a final light buff and commencement of tru oil.
Stain was just a water based jarrah colour from Bunnings hardware.
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Agreed, that looks so much better! Great work.
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Great job on that stain. It's a super-consistent colour compared to your first attempt, and the jarrah looks the goods.
Getting nicer now. Just took a lot of patience and sanding.
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That looks a million bucks!
Dumb question here. Sorry in advance. Should I install all the hardware on the body before I glue the neck on or vice versa.
No, get your neck set, then once its dry properly you add your hardware.
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No such thing as a dumb question mate. Always best to ask if you aren't sure about something as it reduces the risk of making things more complicated for yourself. There are a lot of guys on here with loads of experience and all very friendly.
Build #1 - TLA-1Q
Build #2 - Scratch Thinline Tele
Build #3 - Scratch Rickenbacker 330/12
Build #4 - Scratch All Aussie Timber Strat
Build #5 - 1st Violin/Fiddle
Pedal Build #1 - Aion Gale
Pedal Build #2 - Aion Aurora
I am just worried about the angle. Should I just glue it flush with the cavity? I thought if the hardware was all on I could see if the strings were nice and level.
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