Wazkelly Build diary for DIY closing down sale Ash J Bass

[andrewdosborne]

Nice, liking the popped grain on this

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[wazkelly]

Some house of colour candy red clear over that...mmmmmmmm maybe a dash of blue pearl just to make it shimmer.

Hi Dedman, Toffee apple red is what I am chasing and here are some shots after first application of colour.


The mix was 4 parts ColorTone Cherry Red to 1 part Blackstone Uluru Red Fountain Pen Ink. The fountain pen ink was as dark as a rich red wine and for the 2nd colour applied this morning went with 5:1 to add more of the cherry red back into the mix.

Found the ColorTone Cherry Red a bit too dull to use on it's own and really happy with how this looks at present. Can't wait to see how much depth it gets after several coats of TO.

[wazkelly]

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[Dedman]

Thats looking great. I may have to look at the fountain pen ink on a future project

[wazkelly]

Thats looking great. I may have to look at the fountain pen ink on a future project

You can google fountain pen ink and lots of stuff comes up. As I was specifically after red there were not so many options and tripped over this one which is actually located at Blackstone on the outskirts of Ipswich. They have a good colour range and if you are into green that looked pretty good too.

Here is their link..... http://justwrite.com.au/Blackstone-F...s-of-Australia

[Dedman]

great! thanks for the link, bookmarked

[wokkaboy]

love the colour Waz, looks unreal on that ash body. This will be a stunning bass bro. When are you going to build a real instrument a guitar ? haha

[Muzza]

That Blackstone ink looks like the duck's nuts. Barrier Reef Blue looks gorgeous.

I like that it says you can airbrush it. What would you thin it with? It doesn't say on their website.

[wazkelly]

That Blackstone ink looks like the duck's nuts. Barrier Reef Blue looks gorgeous.

I like that it says you can airbrush it. What would you thin it with? It doesn't say on their website.

Hi Muzza, I thinned it with water as it seems to be water based. Tested it out first on a scrap of timber just in case it wasn't.

I should mention that the Uluru Red came out more Burgundy/Merlot in colour compared to what they show on their website.

[wazkelly]

love the colour Waz, looks unreal on that ash body. This will be a stunning bass bro. When are you going to build a real instrument a guitar ? haha

Hey Woks, Building one of each in Explorers and now one of each in F style.

Also got a cheapy eBay Artist brand P Bass too that I will de-fret one day soon and turn into a fretless. Just need to figure out how to remove the speed humps without damaging the rosewood fret board?

All up the tally will be 3 Bass vs 4 Electric Guitars & 1 Acoustic once these are finished.