#8 another tele
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Spud
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You gotta get off the hootch, soon you will live in a cardboard box with 25guitars!!
Strat Avenger
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Sweet!
Don O
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teleme01
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I am stealing from a previous build, wenge, padouk fretboard, 42mm, gibson conversion
Hagwood
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That's going to be a beautiful combo, will definitely be following the build. What finish are you contemplating ? If it helps, I bought a piece of Wenge from Rockler to experiment with because I am considering one as well, and after sanding up to 2000 grit and burnishing it is like silk. No finish required. I love natural wood necks with no finish, and Wenge seems to be a great candidate for that. That's also how I do my roasted Maple.
teleme01
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On this one, I don't want a shovel,
I want to stain the back ebony and clear of course on the front. I don't know what the best finish is or if wood fill is necessary for the padouk. I am very interested in other members who have worked with padouks opinions.
I am not finishing the neck.
Surf n Music n Ski n Bike
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Real nice one!
Hagwood
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Really made the grain pop, that’s going to look beautiful.
teleme01
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Sprayed on several coats of shellac, was worried that the color of the padouk would run, but was able to lock it down. Still making stupid mistakes such as overdrip
... there's a new pedal name... overdrip... any who, the wood done spoke and this is what it will look like.
... there's a new pedal name... overdrip... any who, the wood done spoke and this is what it will look like.
Strat Avenger
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Looks beautiful.
teleme01
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I am thinking the trick with shellac is not touching for several days, fingerprints and fups, if I go with exotic wood in the future, I will consider the $220 clear coat, or whatever the cost is by then. Meanwhile I will let it sit overnight... then sand some more? I hate to screw up such a good piece of wood.
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I've used shellac on one body (my Strat of Theseus) and 3 necks. And while I consider W finish's to be worth every penny they charge for them, shellac has such a different feel. It's so thin and "close to the wood". I did it with flakes dissolved in solvent and rubbed it on with a cotton wad. I'd usually let it sit for a day or two in a clean place, lightly sand, then do another coat. Slow and steady, thin coat after thin coat. It's a lot of work, but the nice thing is that if you're not happy with where you're at you can sand down to smooth and then go back to building it up.
That's a lovely looking piece of wood, and I'm sure with a bit of elbow grease you'll be able to recover and get the finish you want. And if you get too frustrated, you can sand it to the wood, call it pore filler, and have someone spray a nitro finish.
Although I like to let it sit, shellac should be hard after a day. Even after a few hours in a warm and dry spot it shouldn't be taking fingerprints. If it's still soft after a day I'd question the quality of the shellac.
