ADFinlayson Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, ScottR said: Does David know you have plans for his knob? SR I'm not sure, but he knows the luthier knows best 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 "Does he or doesn't he? Only his luthier knows for sure" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 Finished the carving, the control cover was poked out easily by pushing the arse end of a 9mm drill bit through the pot holes, then the cocktail sticks pulled out easily with a pair of pliers, the back has had a 60 grit disc and 100 grit hand sanding around the edges, the top has been sanded up to 150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 How much would you charge for a guitar building course including accommodation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bizman62 said: How much would you charge for a guitar building course including accommodation? Depends, would you rather sleep in the garage or on the sofa with the dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 In the garage as I'm allergic to dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 spend a good couple of hours sanding the body this evening, got the back sanded up to 320 then taped off the maple before grainfilling. I hate the job of masking the edges, but I'm getting better at it. The lower horn cutaway is particularly awkward to tape off. I've used Jenkins Jecofil walnut grainfiller (messy stuff) then used hessian fabric to wipe off all the excess to stain the body as well as fill the grain - I'm hoping the slightly darker body will compliment the binding and the blurple. Will check it tomorrow and decide whether or not it needs another coat though I am planning to brush some sanding sealer on as well, especially around that lower horn and neck pocket to make sure no stain from the maple bleeds into the mahog as I neck staining the neck heel will be awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Looking amazing. I love that fret board! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 spent a 5 or so hours on this one today, pretty much all sanding. Annoying found a few scratches I missed on that back so got them sorted. Got the top sanded up to 240, damped it down to raise the grain then sanded up to 320, finished off the neck carve and followed the same sanding process. I've decided I'm going to stain the neck and body separately, seal them both and then glue the neck. I'm just waiting for some more angelus dyes to arrive in the post. If if takes too long, I'll crack on with the tele, or maybe start on wet sanding the other two, damn I've got too many projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 looking very nice brother. that pinstripe on the fretboard is on my 'must try' list thanks to you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, mistermikev said: looking very nice brother. that pinstripe on the fretboard is on my 'must try' list thanks to you. thanks Mike, it's pretty easy to do, it's just a 0.5mm maple veneer sheet that I cut a couple of strips off and long with fretboard offcuts to make the actual binding and glued it all up at once. Cheap way to do binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Just now, ADFinlayson said: thanks Mike, it's pretty easy to do, it's just a 0.5mm maple veneer sheet that I cut a couple of strips off and long with fretboard offcuts to make the actual binding and glued it all up at once. Cheap way to do binding. right on. I figured as much. I am going to be doing a fretless bass here in a min so... will likely do that for the binding as well as do some veneer fret markers. s/b some fun. anywho, guitar is looking great with the back carve and all. what r u doing for color? is this one purple too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 hours ago, mistermikev said: right on. I figured as much. I am going to be doing a fretless bass here in a min so... will likely do that for the binding as well as do some veneer fret markers. s/b some fun. anywho, guitar is looking great with the back carve and all. what r u doing for color? is this one purple too? he wants blue with some purple in it, I haven't got any blue angelus so I'm waiting on that. I did try a tester with Crimson's royal blue but their stains aren't up to much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 9 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: he wants blue with some purple in it, I haven't got any blue angelus so I'm waiting on that. I did try a tester with Crimson's royal blue but their stains aren't up to much. right on. that should be lovely. looking fwd to seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 The grain fill-stain-sanding work you did on the back paid off in spades. (whatever that means). The color went super rich and the cover now blends perfectly. That deserves a pat on the back.....if you can pull it off without dislocating a shoulder. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I'd add to that, that ragging off excess grain filler with a coarse sacking such as jute/burlap/hessian makes a huge difference in the final result. It's coarse enough to drag off excess whilst burnishing the filler into the pores. Being easy to acquire and replace, it's a sight better than using expensive corn polissoirs/pan scrubbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 8 hours ago, ScottR said: The grain fill-stain-sanding work you did on the back paid off in spades. (whatever that means). The color went super rich and the cover now blends perfectly. We’ve got another “sublime back” scenario happening. I agree with everything @ScottR said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 I like it. The Aria Pro II PE-R80 I mentioned has a carve which is too deep for my taste. Difficult to see in this photo, however you can imagine the depth of carve since it's symmetrical. Yours is subtle and sweet. I like it. You could almost imagine this as being one of @ScottR's builds.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 6:49 PM, Prostheta said: I'd add to that, that ragging off excess grain filler with a coarse sacking such as jute/burlap/hessian makes a huge difference in the final result. It's coarse enough to drag off excess whilst burnishing the filler into the pores. Being easy to acquire and replace, it's a sight better than using expensive corn polissoirs/pan scrubbers. I hadn't considered the coarseness of hessian, just figured it was good to use to pickup the excess because of the open weave. But the coarseness of the hessian did cause the odd streak so once I got all the excess off with it, I did also give the back a firm wipe down with paper towel, just to make sure the staining effect was consistent and streak free. That Aria is a really nice looking axe, I've not seen those before but it looks right up my street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/3/2020 at 4:11 AM, Prostheta said: I like it. The Aria Pro II PE-R80 I mentioned has a carve which is too deep for my taste. Difficult to see in this photo, however you can imagine the depth of carve since it's symmetrical. Yours is subtle and sweet. I like it. You could almost imagine this as being one of @ScottR's builds.... I have not seen one of these before either. There are definitely some lines that echo mine....or vise versa, since I imagine this came first. Great minds and all that. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Well, if it inspires your next work Scott don't let me stop you I might be on semi-permanent hold for all significant woodworking ventures soon, so I'll live vicariously through what I tempt you to build.....! haha The exact type (or weave) of material used to wipe back grain filler isn't that important really. Coarse material gives it a better bite and ability to hold onto excess rather than smearing it. Once excess is gone, I'm sure that a buffing pass with a finer cloth is wise like you say. This is of course entirely dependent on whether you're wanting to maintain colouration on the surface from the filler or sand it back with fine grits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 I've spent lots of hours on sanding/staining over the last few days. stained it black to darken up the colour and found a load of gouge marks that I managed to miss so I had to tidy all that up before I could get the colour on. Looking great though, need to get it sealed and glued up, then I'll get the bridge fitted - Staining the neck and body prior to glue up has up set my normal routine a bit as I don't really like drilling holes after stain/finish but I didn't want to get glue all over the stained neck, or stain all over neck pocket. Happy with the current status though. I've done a YT video on my staining/binding process And some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 The blue neck is an unexpected twist.....interesting idea. I can't wait to see how that looks finished up. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 The T-shirt material looks familiar, haven't you been wearing that on some earlier video? Also, you seem to huff and puff quite a lot while sanding. Does that affect the amount of coughing and sneezing, not to mention colouration of your sputum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 5:14 PM, Bizman62 said: The T-shirt material looks familiar, haven't you been wearing that on some earlier video? Also, you seem to huff and puff quite a lot while sanding. Does that affect the amount of coughing and sneezing, not to mention colouration of your sputum? You do make some strange observations, it is an old Tshirt of mine so it could well have appeared in a previous video. The mic is about 6" away from my face so it's bound to pic up some breathing, maybe I'll add a noise gate in future. Haven't noticed any black snot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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