That's all "shaping up" nicely .
Good work.
That's all "shaping up" nicely .
Good work.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
Haha thanks McCreed! Now just waiting for finish to dry and eyeing off next build - hah! Idle hands...
I settled on the final design (but have plenty of spare material if it doesn’t work out or there’s some disaster).
Made a template with MDF, doing some high school maths with Pythagoras to work out the bevel to get the guard the right size as I was cutting from the bottom edge. It was very fiddly with the jigsaw.
I was chuffed with my baking paper template to get the pick up position. It may have been a terrible idea to cut this out now but we’ll see. There is wiggle room for the guard to get it lined up properly. Measurements were based on both the positions of the bridge pickup and the pickup placement in the original pick guard.
As you can see no expense is spared in my high tech operation!
Quite happy with the final results...
Not the exact position but you get the idea...
Will get a drill bit to do the screw holes later.
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Thanks @Fretworn. It’s come out kind of Star Trek-like - which I don’t mind at all
First coat of final coat on. I was sure the last stain coat was super dry, however I got a bit of colour transfer when applying the clear. Fingers crossed it’s fine - maybe it came off with the steel wool-ing? Though I did wipe it with a micro fibre cloth and that was fine. I’ll just give this coat a long time to dry during this hot week and twiddle my thumbs...
Yeah cool, I love that 'jet-age' style stuff.
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
That's not uncommon when doing a hand-applied top coat (whether poly, tru-oil etc). It may even happen with the first few coats until there is a sufficient layer of finish built up to allow a buffer between the the applicator (cloth, rag, pad) and the stained timber.First coat of final coat on. I was sure the last stain coat was super dry, however I got a bit of colour transfer when applying the clear.
If you apply with light pressure so you're not rubbing the colour off or moving it around, you'll be fine.
Just watch to be sure you don't create streaks off the edges of you applicator (like windrows from a tractor or mower). If you keep it even, once it builds up and dries you'll be good to go.
Also, my approach with hand-applied finishes, is not to sand until it's started to develop enough build up that you can actually see an even coat across the surface (providing there isn't a major defect like a fingerprint or heavy debris).
With tru-oil or wipe-on poly, this may be 6 to 8 coats before I touch it with any abrasive.
Which leads me to caution you about using steel wool... I strongly discourage you from using it. Steel wool will leave tiny steel fibres that are just PITA to deal with in a top coat. I use synthetic sanding pads (sometimes referred to as "synthetic steel wool") but if you don't have or can't get those, a very fine grit sand paper will do for any between coat de-nibbing.
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Forgot to say "Looking good!"
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