Recent content by youdevil

those are great effects. thanks for sharing the pix!  re the tobacco burst, when you say that you followed it with vintage amber, was that the vintage amber stain or the vintage amber nitro, or both?  terrific work! be great to see more step by step imagery, i know that i appreciate in-process...

I really enjoy building solid body electric guitars and am eager to hear of others' experiences trying to sell their guitars to 'strangers', that is, not family, not friends, not friends of friends!  What worked, what didn't - or hasn't yet - where you've found your customers, realistic pricing...

Anyone ever used Stewmac's tinted nitro as either a standalone solution or in conjunction with tints and/or fillers you first applied to the wood?  How'd it work and look?  Thanks for your thoughts.

I've gotten some lovely bookmatched flame maple suitable for use as a top.  Can't wait!  However truth be told I've never worked with flame maple before, just slabs.  Do I need to apply any sort of stain etc in order to maximize the appearance of the flame?  Or is the pore so tight and the...