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    Haha, Definitely dont re do things just on account of how i do them! This one for the life of me wont show up correct on camera. I'll have to try some different lighting.
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    I dont know if its a secret, but i'll share how i do it. I mix my alcohol dyes with acetone instead of alcohol. I saturate the top with the color, let it dry a few minutes, then sand it off. Second application is just as saturated. But after it starts to dry, i take a new cloth, apply acetone to it, and wipe acetone across the grain. It removes the color from most of the less deep grain, and gives you a clean white line on the quilt.
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    Thanks guys! Ever since going back full time at it, ive been trying to step up my game! Here are some more teasers.
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    Thanks guys, it means a lot! Scotty! For that first explorer, i did a wash of a medium brown, twice. It already had some amazing figure, but it helped the darker parts of the quilt really pop. Mike, It was actually something ive been trying that is a little different. Well, kind of. Instead of using a black or straight green stain for the quilt popping part, i did more of a dark, aqua/ bluegreen stain, then sanded back. The dark blue really makes it have a depth and different color once the tinted green is applied over it. Here are some better pics of the first one.
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    I hope everybody had an amazing thanksgiving! Here are a few pics of what ive been up to.
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    Here are some updated pics! Mikro, I have used literally every type of pickup in the last year!
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    haha, thanks! I was going for a harpoon for the headstock, but that works too! Here is a design i stole from the internet. Also a re-sprayed Lizardburst SS. And a black cherry ss.
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    So here is an update. I put in my 2 weeks at my current job, and will go back to full time building! It was a hard decision, but i know it was the right one. Here are a few celebratory pics!
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    Thanks guys! Here are a few more pics from the past 2 days.
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    Been trying to take more in progress pics. I have so much wood and so many bodies, i can make close to 20 guitars.
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    Thanks guys! Ive spent more time building in the past few weeks than i have all year combined. I also have some things planned for the fall that will hopefully boost my building time.
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    Got the lizardburst EXP 99% done. Quite pleased with it.
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    Indeed they are!
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    Lizardburst spalted maple EXP!
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    Thanks guys! Im quite pleased with how these have been coming along. And yes, it is sprayed and not dyed... But hey, it looks great to me!
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    Greetings again! Found some time to get around to a few builds. The first one i sold as a project. Which i am now regretting, becasue it has the coolest piece of maple ive ever used. But needed to move some stock due to financial purposes.
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    Thats a great looking shape! Did you use a template or did you draw it out freehand and cut it out?
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    Yo Scottie! Ive been dying ot go fishing. I havnt gone in almost 7 months, and that is probably the longest ive gone in the past 10 years. Its pure torture! I dont have any free days right now and its killing me.
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    Just thought i would check in. LIfe has been super busy still. I have experienced a lot of emotionally taxing things the past 6 months. I really havent felt like building. All of these projects are still sitting in my garage. Hope you are all doing well!
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    A couple more EXP projects. Ziricote and a cool colored quilted maple.
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    Some of those bodies ive had for like a year that i never got around to. I also still have enough wood to make that many more, if i ever got around to it.
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    The ziricote was originally 1 5/8" thick. I had to take it down to about 1 1/8" thick. It weighs a ton Scott, but i havent officially weighed it yet. Thanks everybody! Since i have to build less, i tried focusing on making the builds i do have time for the best i can.
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    There actually isnt any stain on it at all right now.
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    Thanks! Yes, it is ziricote. It is quilted maple.
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