RestorationAD Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, ScottR said: Now that is something I do as well....although not so much teak oil as Watco Danish oil and tru oil. I like what oil does to deepen the natural colors of the wood, so my normal procedure is to let the body soak up a couple coats or oil, let them dry and then shoot lacquer. I have some Behlen Teak Oil and used it exclusively for one guitar's finish. As you mentioned it takes a bit longer to dry and I feel like the Danish oil deepens the colors just a bit more.....that may just be me. SR Not you. It is the mix. All the brands behave differently. Danish, Teak, and Tung oil recipes are all subject to interpretation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Polishing is done....at least until I find something that bugs me, that I haven't seen yet. SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 I had a plan to airbrush some water based dye to help smooth out that transition from the tinted lacquer to the oiled neck. I thought I had sanded the neck enough at that point that it would take dye and the water based stuff would wipe right off the nitro. Alcohol based dye would eat into the nitro and color it, and I didn't want that. Turns out the oil soaks in pretty damn deep; it would not take the dye at all. It just sat there and beaded at me. Oh well, the Osage orange will continue to get darker and the transition will get more subtle....and frankly it really doesn't bother me, and it's my guitar! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 6 hours ago, ScottR said: I had a plan to airbrush some water based dye to help smooth out that transition from the tinted lacquer to the oiled neck. I thought I had sanded the neck enough at that point that it would take dye and the water based stuff would wipe right off the nitro. Alcohol based dye would eat into the nitro and color it, and I didn't want that. Turns out the oil soaks in pretty damn deep; it would not take the dye at all. It just sat there and beaded at me. Oh well, the Osage orange will continue to get darker and the transition will get more subtle....and frankly it really doesn't bother me, and it's my guitar! SR That is magnificent, Scott. Masterly application of a masterful technique. I actually like the clean line contrast between the gloss and the neck and I like that you can see the neck underneath it. It emphasises just how stunning that gloss is. Bravo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 whistles, cat calls, "hubba hubba". that looks amazing. start calling you gloss king! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thanks Andy. It feels right nice too. Thanks Mike. I do like a finish you can jump into and swim around in a bit. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Fabulous (as usual!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 16 hours ago, Norris said: Fabulous (as usual!) Mighty kind of you to say so Sir Norris. Did I just bestow a knighthood upon you? Don't tell the queen. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 1 hour ago, ScottR said: Mighty kind of you to say so Sir Norris. Did I just bestow a knighthood upon you? Don't tell the queen. SR For services to procrastination 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 just thought of a new song theme: "I want to jump in and swim around in your guitar". Where those two carves meet on the back... looks like a wave. Just beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 I'll be on the lookout for the audio clip... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splintazert Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yep, very sexy carves and a finish that accentuates them very well. Excellent work as usual Scott. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thank you kind sir. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 String it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 What? Maybe that's why it's so quiet. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 True beauty. And not sure why, but that body makes me want a Werthers Original 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Are you telling me it looks tasty? Why thank you kind sir. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted March 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I thought I'd finish this up this weekend, but mama had plans for me yesterday. Sooo, today I got it all wired up and assembled, but the nut still needs a lot of work, followed by intonation and just basically the full setup. SR 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted March 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 It is interesting how this looks from different angles. I never moved the guitar after laying it down. I just walked around it taking pictures. SR 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Stunning! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 22 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Stunning! That was the exact word that I was going to use damn it 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Why, thank you both! Cheers! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 nice work as always Scotty. She's a beaut- - but alas- something is different ..........something is, maybe, missing from previous ScottR works of art...... 3rd dot at 12th fret maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, Mr Natural said: 3rd dot at 12th fret maybe? I went old school, it's almost a tele after all. I even used MOP dots, except for the 12th which are abalone. And best of all, two dots are much better at hiding any alignment errors, whilst 3 dots almost create an arrow pointing out the dot that is not standing in line. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 That's incredible, your finishes are always show car glossy and deep. I love how it looks kinda traditional but very modern. It would be at home in nearly any situation, playing anything. When I was shooting pics of my tele I had the same thing with it looking really different from different angles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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