KnightroExpress Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Seriously though, it's great to log back in to PG and read through the last 6 months of cool builds! In the interim, I've been building a lot, switched schools and job, and have been generally going nonstop. This year though, I'm going to make it a priority to take time and engage with people and communities that I care about, and I look forward to what 2018 has in store! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 So I'll kick this thread off with a guitar I just finished today! It's a multiscale Wayfarer 6 with some of the coolest ash I've found yet. -Specs- Ash body Pau ferro neck and fretboard 25-26" multiscale Elysian Pickups Hellfire with Alnico 8 mag Hipshot bridge and tuners Jescar stainless steel fretwire Odie's Oil finish I've been playing with a really fun finish for my other current project, I'll post more details and pics on that one tomorrow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 welcome back man- we hadnt heard from you since.....the hurricane(?)I think- was wondering if maybe you had been affected by it- glad to see all is well. Cool axe- as usual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Thank you so much! Thankfully, there wasn't any hurricane damage to speak of in my area, I'm just serially bad at keeping up with stuff like this So, on to my other build of the moment. Same model as above, but with a fully bound katalox neck and ebony fretboard, mahogany body, and figured ash top with more binding. Here's a quick mockup: The finish will be black dyed ash (no sandback) with metallic silver pore fill, like so: I'm aiming to have the body sanded and ready for finish by Friday morning, and will take pics of the entire finish process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 3 hours ago, KnightroExpress said: with a fully bound katalox neck How did you find the katalox to work with? I've got a katalox center lam in the neck I'm working on right now. I found it super hard, and fairly heavy and it appears to polish pretty well. It was a very deep dark brown when I bought it, but once cut the inside was lighter and purplish. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 It's definitely the hardest wood I've encountered, and very dense as you noted. This is my second full katalox neck, I'm hoping this one will finish to the same deep deep purple as the first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 15 hours ago, KnightroExpress said: The finish will be black dyed ash (no sandback) with metallic silver pore fill That's going to look sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thank you! So after a few more samples, I think I've landed on the final finish process for this build. Applying dye and sanding back before filling adds some visual separation between the figure and the pore structure, which was missing in my last sample. More soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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