An oddball build

[henrim]

3 hours ago, ADFinlayson said:

I think the river mark is a fairly new thing. That being said, I know close to nothing about bikes!

Yes, fairly new. From 1870

Well, actually from 2021, but apparently they used similar symbol already in 1800's.

https://www.kawasaki.eu/en/news/_Kawasaki_unveils_new_River_Mark_corporate_identity_symbol?Uid=093EUAxYXw5QXlxdUQ1eXF4LXwkKDA0OUAoNX1tQC1FbCQs

[ADFinlayson]

Got some dye on, it's a mixture of Angelus turquoise and light-blue diluted slightly in some acetone. He want's it blue/aqua which the turquoise colour does look like but I think by the time the lacquer is on it will be a bit green so that's why I did a mix. I'm hoping the addition of the lacquer yellowing will add the touch of green rather than go too far. 

Fortunately I mixed up plenty because I've found a couple of scratches that I need to fix and restain.

[Bizman62]

Althoug not being a great fan of blue wood I must say that it looks beautiful! It makes me think of a crystal clear mountain lake mirroring a cloudless sky on a bright day either in Spring or Autumn when the breeze is crisp.

The lacquer may change that to a Caribbean Sea effect. That reminds me of another build with a burst that looked like a photo from a jungle beach.

[JAK]

I second Bizman - looks like crystal, picturesque water. If I didn’t know any better, you could have taken a photo of water and cut it out / photoshopped to look like the colouring of the guitar 

Even the book match seam is nearly invisible. Beautiful start to the finish (pun incidental…)

[ADFinlayson]

Well if it turns out anywhere near as nice as you two are describing then I will be very happy!

Restain done, I got some sealer on the top and you can see a touch of that green has started to come through from the cellulose. Neck is glued on and I shall do any sanding touchups needed on the sides/neck and get some clear coat on it.

[ADFinlayson]

Couple of coats of lacquer on today. This top has not disappointed me, I think my favourite part is the contrast with the Walnut though

[Crusader]

.....I'm dizzy.........

[Retrosonix]

That looks great

[ScottR]

That is sooooo sexy!

SR

[avengers63]

That natural "binding" is well executed. Well done, sir.

[ADFinlayson]

6 hours ago, avengers63 said:

That natural "binding" is well executed. Well done, sir.

Thank you mate, I've discovered the trick to natural binding is not to do any fancy tricks but to just seal the hell out of the sides before you dye the top, then it doesn't soak through the edges.