Johnny Foreigner Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 This is looking verrrrry nice.....are you sure you want to make it green? SR I would be open to alternate arguments if you'd care to make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Honeyburst? Or maybe some sort of stained orange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Whatever I do it will be stain plus tru oil. I'm not going to be spraying anything. Orange could be interesting, and I'd be up for trying some sort of burst with a dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Actually those colors are exactly what I'm seeing as well. Honeyburst....yeah. I'm thinking a nice honey colored amber in the middle...or the shade of a nice ale with a burst around the edges the shade of a good Irish red. That wood in the top looks so good and it want to retain a little of its identity, at least that's what it's saying to me. I see lines of bubbles rising from the bottom of a glass of beer in the grain and spalt patterns as well. A burst of dark reddish amber (like an Irish red) would tie in nicely with the Padouk stripes in your neck. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Al Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Great job so far! Looking like it will be a serious player! How about a dragonburst top with the back see through blue and the neck natural in color? Natural binding on the body to seperate the top from the body. That would look great with the wood choice you did and shouldn't be too hard if you went with maybe using Duplicolors Metalcast rattle paints for your colors. I am about to do a Firebird restore and I am I thinking about that myself so it's on the brain. Edited December 11, 2011 by Dirty Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Spraying anything, even rattle cans, is not going to be a possibility due to the fact I'm in an apartment. I like the idea of a burst of some sort. maybe like this: My other concern is that - as this is my last build - I don't want to buy a ton of dye I'll never use again. I like the look of the water soluble aniline dyes from LMII. Could I achieve a decent burst with just, say, amber and red, or amber and brown? I think the amber very thinned could be almost a yellow, through to almost orange at stronger concentration, then a red or brown could pick it there. hmmm... lots to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Also, this makes sunbursting with dye look super easy, but I suspect this guy is some sort of dye genius... http://www.finewoodworking.com/Materials/MaterialsArticle.aspx?id=30182 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 i also like the real honeyburst like this; hmmm... choices, choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 That mock up is almost exactly what I was seeing in my head...with maybe just a hint of the honey gold in the middle. My other concern is that - as this is my last build - I don't want to buy a ton of dye I'll never use again. I like the look of the water soluble aniline dyes from LMII. Could I achieve a decent burst with just, say, amber and red, or amber and brown? I think the amber very thinned could be almost a yellow, through to almost orange at stronger concentration, then a red or brown could pick it there. hmmm... lots to think about. I think your ideas about concentrations are spot on. Check out Andy's GOTM entrant for this month. He says in his thread that his burst was all wipe on dyes. Lastly....never say never. This stuff is addictive. I barely play, already have two, have no concept of sales.......and the urge to build another is growing stronger every day. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Johnny, yeah - the Les Paul Honey Burst is awesome - I like it pretty soft, not like some cherry burst standards. I was thinking something like this one: http://www.suhrguitars.com/images/colorChart2/large/Faded%20Teardrop%20Honey%20Burst.jpg Edited December 11, 2011 by Cactus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 alrighty. Neck carve largely done. I wanted to get the bulk done before fretting, but equally wanted to finish it once the neck pocket was cut so I could blend it in as much as possible with the heel. Looking pretty nice. I like neck carving. Pretty hard to mess up. My tools were my ibex violin plane, a plastic surform, a scraper and some 60 grit. I'm sure there are probably more appropriate tools, but those are what seem to work best for me. wet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 A little glue line in the scarf, but I don't care, because my lams line up **perfectly** which makes me very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Looking good, but I think that you "misplaced" the volute by a little bit. Did you made the headstock longer? I do notice that the volute is at the middle of the first fret instead of under the nut like in your rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 it's in the right place. I like for my thumb to rest up against it when I'm fretting first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 it's in the right place. I like for my thumb to rest up against it when I'm fretting first. Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 No pics, but a quick update. I tried doing a burst with dyes. It looked like Mr Hanky the Christmas Poop in guitar form. So I ended up sanding everything back and keeping it natural. With the tru-oil, it's actually coming out very amber. Should have pics in a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 It looked like Mr Hanky the Christmas Poop in guitar form. I have no idea if that is a reference to something that exists or a construct of your lively imagination, but the turn of phrase and mental image certainly gave me a giggle. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Scott; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Hankey,_the_Christmas_Poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Oh lordy, I should have known! I feel so thoroughly enriched now. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 and today I dropped the guitar while oiling it. From a pretty great height. Onto a wood floor. F&^%K!!! There's a chance the broke bits may glue back. It ain't gonna look pretty, but it might still play nice. Or it might be firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 and today I dropped the guitar while oiling it. From a pretty great height. Onto a wood floor. F&^%K!!! There's a chance the broke bits may glue back. It ain't gonna look pretty, but it might still play nice. Or it might be firewood. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 and today I dropped the guitar while oiling it. From a pretty great height. Onto a wood floor. F&^%K!!! There's a chance the broke bits may glue back. It ain't gonna look pretty, but it might still play nice. Or it might be firewood. Ouch! Indeed! Patch it up a swear it is road wear. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Seems like it will patch up okay, and the aesthetic damage will be the kind you'd only notice if someone pointed it out. Frustrating, but not as bad as it could have been. The neck cracked a little near the heel, but not all the way through, so I was able to dribble some Titebond in and clamp and it seems stronger than ever now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Tease let's see the photo everyone loves a save Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted January 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 You'll see it when it's fixed and you can barely notice the cracks. And not a moment before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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