Recent content by norumba

having finished the wenge/ash tele project, i can tell you it is one of the heaviest guitars in terms of weight i've ver had. Weighs more than the hefty LP used to own,  and on a par with the Gibson doubleneck i used to have as well -- and this is *chambered*.  i havent lived with it thru amps...

Thanks  so much, everybody, for all  the help  on this project!  i learned a lot by reading here, learned even more by taking the plunge and doing it. For my first attempt  I can live with the results! Quick recap: body is ash back, wenge front ; even though the body was chambered, it's...

hadnt thought of  pure tung oil  but  if you only did two coats, that might be approachable....  what was  your thinning ratio (and what do you thin it with?) is it holding up OK?

thanks Chris!  revisiting and bumping this thread, as im revisiting this project. any other further consensus on the final question: oil vs.shellac on raw wenge top after its been micro meshed to 12000?

as the other thread re my wenge/ash project doesnt seem to have much interest, let me rephrase the question, if i can: Given that a lot of folks  really recommend leaving the wenge raw, ive decided to do that  and dry micromeshed it all the way up to 12000.  cell phone pic doesnt do it justice...

ash back/wenge top, in the final stages of  prep/finishing. will have Keystone pickups

*bump again*  -- need some feedback here, if folks don't mind... quick sum, so you dont have to read through the whole thread... swamp ash back: 1) Cabot pre-stain conditioner followed by a very light coat of Cabot dark walnut stain 2) grain filled w/ bullseye amber shellac and sandback...

*** bump*** any thoughts  or guidance would be welcome, please....thanks!

update: tried finish it off with just the shellac, but it was much too orange, so i sanded that off with denatured alcohol and 320; consideriing it just another time consuming layer of grain fill :) Then  did a couple of layers of stain to soften the white, then went with the Watco danish...

after this stage, I took a different approach this week, and decided to grain fill slightly via the shellac and sand back method, as detailed on this article I found: http://www.hardwoodlumberandmore.com/finishing/shellac/grainfillingwithshellac.html got the Bullseye amber and really loved the...

Ok, so im finally revisiting this  project! decided to start  on the ash side; after some test scraps, i did a some Cabot pre-stain conditioner followed by a very light coat of Cabot dark walnut stain, wiped off pretty quickly. Its nice --- makes the grain pop a bit and a nice overall hue...

cleaning up last post to clarify and bump.... Did some experimenting with some ash test scraps, getting a feel for different steps and processes. Im really questioning the necessity, in this application, about worrying about  grain fill, since im keeping with a pretty natural look for both...

cool, ill keep researching and testing. .. any thoughts on just sanding the top to high grit (#2000) and topping with oil, or should i slurry at #320? 

what would be the best way to amber that?

ok, guys, thanks for the feedback! you're almost talking me into it :) neck is  wenge with a fretless ebony board  (though the person who did it did a bad fret fill job, so i may redye the board).... the  wenge/maple board idea is an interesting  combo in and of itself, tho, soundwise...