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    FS-1 Build

    Day one - Kit arrives
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    Beautiful kit dude. Very jealous here in Holgate. I'm still waiting to get my hands on one of these. Interested to see what you do with it!

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    nice looking kit Moose, what are your plans for stain colour ?
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    Kit looks great, flame cap looks symmetrical and some nice grain pattern along the fretboard.
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    love these kits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    nice looking kit Moose, what are your plans for stain colour ?

    I'm leaning toward a 2 stage stain, dark brown to draw out the maple figure, then a very slight reddish stain overall. The final finish I think will be Tru-Oil, brought to a reasonable gloss if possible.

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    sounds like a great plan Moose, can't wait to see the progress
    Current Builds and status
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    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    Looking very closely at the quilted maple veneer top last night, I am concerned by the thinness of the veneer immediately adjacent the f-holes. I think applying a 2 stage stain, and the resulting sanding required to pull back the initial darker coat, will cause a problem. I may therefore just elect to pick one color and stick with it.

    At the moment I am leaning toward a natural/amber stain on top, with a darker mahogany sides and back, where there is no maple quilting.

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    Hi Moose, the kit veneers are very thin, no matter what kit you get. You can get away with the grain popping easily, just be careful of how much sanding you do and what grits you use.

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    Hi Moose, I've got away with popping the grain with a darker colour on thin veneer, don't do any pre-sanding. I applied the dark stain out of the box then sanded it back.
    But if you are worried about how thin the veneer is around the F holes may pay to choose the one colour.
    Amber top and mahogany back and sides will work well
    Current Builds and status
    scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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