G’day there forum… long time listener, first time caller.
I thought I’d show up as a builder, since that’s what prompted me to buy the business in the first place! I loved Pit Bull Guitar kits, and loved making them… and since I’ve bought the business a bit over a year ago, I’ve just not had time to scratch myself, let alone scratch that construction itch!
Now is time for that to change.. I’ve begun my own Resonator build. I’ve been an absolute heathen about it though, and I don’t suggest that anyone follow my example of how to build guitars. I wanted to do as little as physically possible to put a kit together. I’ll be using only the gear that came with the kit, and the quickest build I can just to see how it turns out “out of the box” so to speak. Later if I have the inclination - and if even need to - I’ll look at putting some brighter and shinier things on it.
So firstly, I just went straight ahead and glued the neck on before anything else. I’m sure the purists will tell me that you should do all the work first, then put it together at the end, but I wanted to just charge ahead.
Secondly, I just wiped on and buffed off just a few coats of Feast Watson Fine Buffing Oil, which is mostly Tung Oil, but has some waxed and oils and a bit of brown tint to it. It’s what I used on my six-string IB bass kit, which brought out the timber features beautifully.
I should say also, I didn’t use any grain filler, and I used the moisture of the buffing oil as the way to raise the grain of anything that was a bit furry - cos there was a bit there. I really just went straight at the 1200 grit wet’n’dry to knock back only that which was standing up. That’s it.
Lastly I’m just literally painting on some Polyurethane clear coat.. that’s still drying now so I’ll get photos of that when it’s done.
That’s my whole plan, just smash it all together and see how it works out.
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Originally Posted by Tim Rattigan
