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  1. I've used a DuPont Polymerized Tung Oil for years and it is very finicky. I finished a very expensive custom made couch and chairs made of Birds-I with phenomenal results. The main trick is to brush on with a good brush and just before it sets you wipe it with a clean rag. It builds much faster than regular oil so you can get a high gloss very quickly but it still looks hand rubbed. I am a furniture maker and do all my own finishes but finishing is a profession in itself. The other way to go is to just use a Watco type oil and realize you will have to occasionally feed it and you won't get that high gloss. Just my 2 cents. Congratulations on a nice build. Completion counts! I should have mentioned that your final coat is not touched and so the last coat looks wet.
  2. I'll remember that when you want to use it on your lap steel build. Jarvey, yeah there really is some very nice original work around here. I'm glad you like this design. SR It's funny when I was building my 1st guitar I didn't want to look at any other designs and I am glad I did it that way. I discovered what I like in design. Now I want to see what everyone is doing. I plan on stealing all the good ideas here! I heard once that great musicians are great thieves. I just really like the lines you use. I have my eye on you for sure.
  3. Really nice design. I liked that you showed the design process. I really like the original designing that goes on here and less interested in knock-offs. Really looking forward to watching this one develop. Thanks.
  4. I really like this guitar. I am most interested in the original designs over re-makes. Very cool.
  5. I absolutely love it. Looks like you might be a fellow Deadhead based on your website. It is simply beautiful. Thanks for the inspiring post. I am currently working on my 1st Lap Steel which is a little tame compared to yours but you gave me some mojo moving forward. Peace.
  6. I love you wacky guitar/bass builders. Makes me feel right at home. I say whatever floats your boat. Excellent craftsmanship which is what I always look for. Bravo!
  7. Decided to carve into corner detail. I am trying to sneak up on it so as to not go to far too fast.
  8. Someone earlier asked why use poly? I agree. I am new to guitar building but I have lots of finishing experience as a furniture maker. I like this build by the way and think you are doing a great job. Poly can work over shellac and honestly I am not sure exactly what went wrong but doing samples might have prevented this. I try and take copious notes on my finishes so I can duplicate them. I use shellac all of the time but I do mix my own. You should be able to get phenomenal results with just shellac. Patience. Build up with very thin layers. I honestly just don't like poly unless it is on a floor or railings. I think the way you are solving the problem is a good solution and probably what I would have done. Thanks for posting. Great inlay!
  9. Yeah, I really like the shape of this guitar. Nice workmanship along the way, too. Thanks for the great posting.
  10. Let's hope you can live up to that name "Mender" Good luck. A big fear of mine. Great build. My brother was in town and played my 1st guitar and it was too wide and thick for him. I love it and actually feel my hand gets less tired when I have more to grab on to. Just personal preference I suppose. That is the beauty of a "custom built" anything. I love these detailed discussion on the minutia, after all, it's all minutia.
  11. It is good you are taking these learning experiences in stride. The way to avoid them in the future is to try and think 2 and 3 steps ahead, which I am sure you realize. I am not, in general, crazy about copies of guitars but I have to say what you did with the headstock is very imaginative. I would like to see what type of body you would design. The guitars I love looking at the most are the ones designed by the builder themselves. Just my 2 cents. Thanks for posting.
  12. This is an example of my 1st Electric Guitar build. I guess this is a style I am going be exploring more. Trained as furniture maker but really very little carving experience so I think I will start exploring even more challenging types of carving. I just thought I would relate the 2 styles.
  13. Hey SR, I actually thank you. I think the carving was needed. They will stay natural (probably amber shellac) and stain body black. Great minds think alike, I am considering a mild arch. This started as a "simple" project. Well, you know how that goes. Check back with my updates as I really appreciate the feedback. This is a great site with so many talented builders but you guys are so supportive and I really thank you for that. I will check out your work for sure. Thanks again.
  14. Thats the beauty of a lap steel build, they have such a rich history to draw from and most anything goes. Thank you, Quarter. I agree with you completely on the rich history and anything does go. I am a furniture maker and made some tables with Bronze bases a while back. These were leftover scraps that were sized perfectly for this. The bronze is 3/16" sheet stock so I simply cut the shape with my 4" angle grinder and drilled and filed. Kind of basic. I am still sanding pieces to 320 grit and will take it to my friends jewelry shop and buff out. I am staining body black but leaving the carved parts natural color for a contrast. I hope it won't look too silly.
  15. 2 days to think about it. 10 minutes to carve it. Even though the shape is a bit tongue in cheek I am hoping to come out with something somewhat classy. We shall see.
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