Recent content by Syntheticocean

I worked in a custom furniture shop and we achieved a texture like that by using an angle grinder with a wire wheel on it. worked great.

I'm confused. So basically what you are looking for is just an every day regular black satin finish? Why are you over-complicating it? The beauty in the bass you posted  is the grain IMO. The color is the same black as every other black to me.

I have no intentions of dying the lacquer. The guitar itself will be dyed. I am just going to clear over the dyed body.

In the near future I'll be refinishing the body I'm working on and last time I used Nitrocellulose it yellowed in under 2 years far more than I thought it would over the course of 10 years. I will not use nitro again when I want the color to stay true. Soooo, my problem now is what can I use...

Ive still got some touch up work to do to it but im feeling good about it. 

Alright, so things have been going slow. I've got a few projects I've been working on for cash outside of the guitar area... Refinishing a  kitchen table, and two end tables. Buuuuuttttt.... I made some progress. Maybe you nay-sayers will start seeing things MY way!!! MUAHAH!

What is PRC? I'm looking for someone in az looking to order another W body

As the title suggests. I'm curious if any of you will be ordering any bodies soon?

That would be amazing. PM sent.

Unfortunately it doesnt look as good in person. It might with a clearcoat but I think im still thinking of the black dye.

So I'm off of work until Tuesday. My boss is going to be in on Monday and he said I can come in all day to work on my guitar. I didn't know he had a few other things in mind to strengthen the seam. Today he showed me 'bow tie keys'. So I believe monday, that is what I'll be doing. I also...

How is the line between the back dye and the front dye? Clean? If so, how did you do it to get a clean line?

The template of the entire body is in the works as well. I have to do this stuff on my lunch break so its either eat, or work on this. I spend 15 minutes a day doing this and devouring my food the other 15. We'll see how this works out. Worst case scenario, it doesn't. Then I have to try again...

My boss was the one who helped me do this. He's been a master woodworker for 40 years and he said this was the best option.

Here is a quick example of what I'm going to do to it. I'm going to rout out the center of the body. Then, a slice of the maple, lined on both sides with walnut will be glued in place. I am going to dye the entire guitar black. The back will be painted black, and the front will get a burst...