ScottR Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 I wiped it down with some mineral spirits to get a look at the goal. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 The back was a pleasant surprise. It went nearly black when I filled a little gap with CA, so the look it has with mineral spirits caught me off guard. I'll have to test various finishing steps to see what I like best. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 That's looking lovely, Scott.  Great woods carved well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: That's looking lovely, Scott.  Great woods carved well Cheers Andy! Thanks. I'm starting to think it might actually end up being a guitar. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Great work as always Scott! I really like the back, with the way the grain is it almost looks like someone dropped something in water and it has a ripple effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 That's looking beautiful. I might have to invest in a set of gouges. I don't know what I'd use them on yet though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 9 hours ago, 2.5itim said: Great work as always Scott! I really like the back, with the way the grain is it almost looks like someone dropped something in water and it has a ripple effect. It's cool isn't it. Contouring a scoop like that in a flatsawn board will produce that effect. Discovering grain patterns like that was what got me into carving in the first place. I wanted to see what the trees looked like on the inside! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Norris said: That's looking beautiful. I might have to invest in a set of gouges. I don't know what I'd use them on yet though Thank you Norris. If you get a set of gouges, they'll find something to cut on all by themselves. As soon as you have one in your hand, it will telepathically cause you to walk straight over to something that needs a scoop of wood cut out of it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 The neck joint look super cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 6 hours ago, Muzz said: The neck joint look super cool Thanks Muzz, it is nice and comfy. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Thin Lizzy has been hitting the rotation pretty hard this week, enough that it's rubbed off on this guitar. I've started thinking of her as young Lizzy.... Young Lizzy decided she wants some accessories. I don't know if an F hole is what she had in mind.....but that is what she is getting. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Young Miss Lizzy wants to spice up her wardrobe..... SR Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 This had her panicked a bit. In the meantime, I got a great little care package from Georgia. Delicious stuff that. Poor Miss Lizzy is going to have to wait till tomorrow to address her wardrobe fears, because this signals the end of this day! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Polishing the contours......Miss Lizzy's got curves! And now you folks are going to have to excuse me for a bit. There have been ribs on the pit most of the day and it's time to get them on a a plate! SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Good to know some things haven't changed. Â 2 years later and I still hate you out of pure jealousy. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 That is looking really great Scott! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 8 hours ago, avengers63 said: Good to know some things haven't changed. Â 2 years later and I still hate you out of pure jealousy. Â I've been waiting a long time to hear you say that again John! And I'm a bit jealous of your garage shop....does that make us even? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 1 hour ago, 2.5itim said: That is looking really great Scott! Thanks Tim! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 LOVE that f-hole carve, Scott. Â Utterly inspirational. Â And it is....well...a HOLEÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 16 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: LOVE that f-hole carve, Scott.  Utterly inspirational.  And it is....well...a HOLE Thanks Andy. You just never know when one of those things is going to pop up! The first one popped up 4 or 5 years ago and is still perhaps my favorite guitar. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 12 hours ago, ScottR said: I've been waiting a long time to hear you say that again John! And I'm a bit jealous of your garage shop....does that make us even? SR Fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 This is one of those weekends where I could see just how everything was going to go. Finish sanding, pore fill the back and, soak in oil, and hang for a few weeks. It started out just as I envisioned it. There was not much sanding left, so I used to yellow electrical tape to mask off the back wood from everything else. That stuff worked like a champ, stretching and following the compound curves and laying down nicely and staying put. I tried something @curtisa mentioned a while back and that is fiberglass resin. Basically it is a two part polyester, that cures in two hours. It went on easily enough and cured in two hours....I had to take it into the house and turn the furnace up to get it to the proper temperature to do that though. I somehow skipped taking a picture of that, but while it was curing I polished up some offcuts of the myrtle to see how they oiled up. And then the I sanded the resin and it actually sanded nicely without clogging. Then I wiped on a second coat to clean up some areas and set up a curing room. And three hours later it was still sticky. I must has been a couple drops of hardener short. I'm having a much slower time sanding and scraping this layer off. It clogs and sticks and yet it appears to be doing a great job. I just won't finish this stage till next weekend. Â My oil test used something @Bjorn mentioned. Mixing a bit of dye with acetone and adding it to the oil. It worked albeit very subtly. The smaller piece also has a layer of resin on it, which has not had any finishing and has a matte surface at this point. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 That's a brave move committing to the fibreglass epoxy resin on that build untested. The Botecote stuff I use seems to be one of the better ones used by a lot of acoustic builders down here, but not all of them behave the same. The only drawback I've found is that the resin component seems to have a shelf life of about 12 months and I can't get through a bottle of it without it going off and I end up throwing half of it out. Glad it's working OK for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Well maybe not totally untested. I've used it for it's intended purpose before. I knew how it behaved. When you mentioned it, I thought that it was a brilliant idea. Z-Poxy is basically the same thing. And the areas I did not get through with are rock hard this morning, another sign I scrimped on the catalyst on that last batch. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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