Recent content by kjt1776

Sorry Air as I worked through the different finishes I never really took any pics.  I will start doing that in the future.

For a few months now I have been R&Ding finishing products, stains, shellac, poly, and the such.  I am not new to using these products but I am new to finishing guitar bodies so building these products up onto each other with the hope and goal of coming out with a good looking guitar is very...

SOmethings to consider, tung oil in most cases is a oil varnish blend as stated above by others.  I myself on a neck like the feel of wood or in other descriptions a satin like natural feel.  Tung oil can be difficult to work with if its your first time using it.  I would recommend practicing...

Strongly recommend you look into and read up on danish oil, can be thinned nicely and provides a good thin but very protective coating and still allows for the natural unfinished wood feel.  you could build up a lot of layers and go gloss but you will get the feel you have described and look...

Absolutely beautiful bagman.  Thats the finish feel i was thinking of.  Also was thinking of doing one with a gloss like finish at the end.  Would shellac with a final poly finish over it be ok.  I prefer the matte look most of all but would like to protect it as well.

New to finishing bodies, quick question, could shellac be used as the only finish applied.  thinking of tinting clear dewaxed shellac and applying multi coats to achieve a depth and final finish with it.  Any info or links to any sources I might find useful would be very appreciated.  thank you...