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  1. "Since mineral spirits is the solvent for tru-oil, did u ever have a problem? Just a dab of spirits on the sandpaper? thanks!"

    Once Tru Oil has kicked / cured, mineral spirits will not dissolve it. You don't need a lot of mineral spirits, just enough to wet things out and keep things moving smoothly. Too much will not hurt, it just makes a bigger mess.

  2. Hey! I've been using tru-oil for years now, but can't seem to get a high gloss like you. I read one of your posts on the forum. I believe u said u sand after every 3 coats with 1000 grit and mineral spirits. Then 1500 and finally 2000. Since mineral spirits is the solvent for tru-oil, did u ever have a problem? Just a dab of spirits on the sandpaper? thanks!

    Matt R...

  3. I like and use rotary switches on my lap steels, but I'm not too fond of them for a "normal" guitar. With lap steel being played horizontal, its easy enough to operate and if you add markers you can see where your at. Anyways, rotary switches are not too hard once you figure out the pairings and how they work. I find it helps to take a DVM and as you pin it out, mark out the positions, its pretty intuitive once you jump in. I use a scribe to number them, then use a few different colored sharpies to color code the banks / pole groupings. Once you have it pined out and marked, just draw it out and one by one connect the dots for your chosen combination's. .
  4. Very cool .. my favorite of yours so far!
  5. Strait is better, but a little radius at the bridge is not too big of deal as your bar does not get that close to the bridge to make a difference.
  6. Sure does not look like any kind of maple to me. Maple does not have a strait open pore grain like that. My best guess would be something in one of the many so called mahogany, but not really mahogany familys like Philippine "mahogany" / luan.
  7. Looking good, lap steels are a fun build. How did you make your bridge and string plate? Thats the beauty of a lap steel build, they have such a rich history to draw from and most anything goes.
  8. I'm a big fan of shellac and Tru Oil too. Shellac is one of the very best sealers out there and is compatible with a huge variety of finishes. Besides using as a sealer, I like it for adding a nice and natural amber color to maple and it can warm up other woods too. Below is some Kush orange flake on some curly maple topped with Tru Oil. .
  9. If you have a Rockler or Woodcraft store local they will have some flake. For a full on shellac finish, French polishing is the old school way to lay it down. Here is about the best French polishing guide around and even if you don't do a French polish, it has a lot of good information worth checking out. http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html
  10. The very best shellac to use is mixed fresh from flake. It will dry much faster than any over the counter canned stuff, including SealCoat which is the best ready mixed out there. Shellac.net is a good vendor for flake and button and they carry a good variety of colors too. If your going to use any other top coat other than more shellac, get the dewaxed variety.
  11. Tru Oil strait over cocobolo can be a problem. I'd not recommend wiping with acetone either as the oils will dissolve and it will get into the lighter colored wood. If it were me, I'd prep with a cabinet scraper to pull the top oily and oxidized layer off then shoot a wash / sealer coat of shellac over the whole guitar. A shellac barrier coat will seal the coco oils and leave you a compatible surface to work with.
  12. Interesting, I'll have to give that a try. Besides very shallow cuts and sharp knifes, one other thing I've found that helps is to run the piece through at a bit of an angle if its not too wide.
  13. Thanks for the writeup! I've been wanting to give this a try and your experiences will definitely help and save me some frustration.
  14. Thats a great looking chunk of sapelli, but I'll see your ribbon figure and raise you some pomelle ... I was lucky to find this chunk for a couple cool lap steel builds in the que. .
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