Medium Scale Jazz Build..... a what now??

[Bridgehouse]

2 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

 

I've been impressed by a sample set of Chestnut stain. About two bodies worth in each sample bottle.

 

Spirit Stain Rainbow Colours?

[Stub Mandrel]

14 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

 

Spirit Stain Rainbow Colours?

 

Yes, although that makes them sound like Clown Vomit.

 

Red, orange and yellow before adding purple on the sides/just around the very edges

 

[Bridgehouse]

3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Yes, although that makes them sound like Clown Vomit.

 

Red, orange and yellow before adding purple on the sides/just around the very edges

 

 

I'm tempted to try the Crimson shots and thin them with Isopropyl Alcohol. I also quite like their vivid colours as well - but mostly I want to try their finishing oil as it looks superb.

 

The yellow in that body will really pop with a bit of a build up of finishing oil. You using Tung? I think Tung gets absorbed a bit too much for a deep finish.

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said:

ou using Tung? I think Tung gets absorbed a bit too much for a deep finish.

 

Yes, I've built it up six coats over six days, now on sixth day of waiting for it all to fully cure, it's made it a fair bit darker.

 

I'm going to use a satin microcrystalline wax for protection. Not gloss as I've left the small natural voids etc. in the wood.

[Bridgehouse]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Yes, I've built it up six coats over six days, now on sixth day of waiting for it all to fully cure, it's made it a fair bit darker.

 

I'm going to use a satin microcrystalline wax for protection. Not gloss as I've left the small natural voids etc. in the wood.

Apparently some of the crimson oils grain fill as well.. so we shall see. I’m always up for experimenting - I once grain filled a guitar with egg white

[LukeFRC]

1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said:

Apparently some of the crimson oils grain fill as well.. so we shall see. I’m always up for experimenting - I once grain filled a guitar with egg white

Was it a Mayones guitar?

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said:

Apparently some of the crimson oils grain fill as well.. so we shall see. I’m always up for experimenting - I once grain filled a guitar with egg white

 

I should have considered Tru-Oil

[Bridgehouse]

4 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

Was it a Mayones guitar?

Ba-dum tsh

[LukeFRC]

16 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Ba-dum tsh

Thanks 

[Bridgehouse]

Pickup covers have turned up - they do appear to match the knobs @PaulThePlug !

 

 

[Hellzero]

Not a perfect match at all, but a match, as the knobs have a shade of magenta in their colour, but it may be a brownish hue as the white balance of the photo isn't right.

[Bridgehouse]

16 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Not a perfect match at all, but a match, as the knobs have a shade of magenta in their colour, but it may be a brownish hue as the white balance of the photo isn't right.

 

The white balance is completely off - I need to take them outside to photograph properly. As you say, it's close - not perfect, but close enough. 

[Bridgehouse]

Some packages also turned up today...

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

First up is the neck..

 

Very nice it is too. It's had a light oil coating on the board (as I think this was originally intended for another project - and I got them for bargain basement pricing). However, a wipe of acetone should get rid of it if I want to redo with something else, which I may well, but it's going to be a simple satin oil and rub down for the finish..

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

Got my knobs out for @Hellzero 

 

Yeah - slight mismatch but close enough for me and given the total cost of the bits was £3.50 then I'm more than happy!

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

And the body..

 

Lovely bit of wood. Rear control cavity all done and I have a box of bits now including a pre-shaped cover plate for it as well!

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

Not a perfect match at all, but a match, as the knobs have a shade of magenta in their colour, but it may be a brownish hue as the white balance of the photo isn't right.

 

I disagree, it's the pups being greenish 🙂

[PaulThePlug]

I"m colour blind...

Match is close enough, specially as they are not going to be bang on next to each other...

That body, nice bit of wood, but didn't realise from the original pics how much of a edge contour, almost to Ibanez proportion... realy realy nice, much lighter looking and more modern take on a classic.

Neck looks nice... have you considered a matching contour around the headstock, front and back after the risers from the nut... alowing for the tuner bodies and ferrels... soften the look and make it more unique, especually being short scale n all...

 

What are you gonna refinish the table in 😉

[Bridgehouse]

24 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

I"m colour blind...

Match is close enough, specially as they are not going to be bang on next to each other...

That body, nice bit of wood, but didn't realise from the original pics how much of a edge contour, almost to Ibanez proportion... realy realy nice, much lighter looking and more modern take on a classic.

Neck looks nice... have you considered a matching contour around the headstock, front and back after the risers from the nut... alowing for the tuner bodies and ferrels... soften the look and make it more unique, especually being short scale n all...

 

What are you gonna refinish the table in 😉

Not going to attempt contouring - don’t have the right tools or inclination/skills to do a convincing job. 
 

Going to concentrate on the finish and the build up for now I think!

[Bridgehouse]

Oh and table might get refinished in oil if I can be bothered in the spring!!

[Stub Mandrel]

I used to use Danish Oil on a table like that, one coat worked miracles and lasted 2 or 3 years.

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said:

That body, nice bit of wood, but didn't realise from the original pics how much of a edge contour, almost to Ibanez proportion... realy realy nice, much lighter looking and more modern take on a classic.

 

Yes looks very distinctive

[Ricky 4000]

4 hours ago, Bridgehouse said:

Got my knobs out for @Hellzero 

 

Yeah - slight mismatch but close enough for me and given the total cost of the bits was £3.50 then I'm more than happy!

 

 

 

Can you put colour in the pointers and dots of those knobs? 😗

[Bridgehouse]

1 minute ago, Ricky 4000 said:

 

Can you put colour in the pointers and dots of those knobs? 😗

Dunno, maybe… I’ll have a look later!

[Bridgehouse]

3 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Dunno, maybe… I’ll have a look later!

Well, here’s a close up for ya Ricky - there’s definitely enough depth in there to get a bit of paint in. What you thinking? Black?