FINISHED! Padouk canary 3p90 7/8 tele halfmoth

[mgaut051]

I'm going to go with the ebony - it removes any waiting - sooner it's finished, the sooner I can let my wife give  :binkybaby: birth.  :icon_tongue: 

Do you have 0.75"sq rod stock? Brass or Copper?

Martin

 

[DangerousR6]

I'm going to go with the ebony - it removes any waiting - sooner it's finished, the sooner I can let my wife give  :binkybaby: birth.  :icon_tongue: 

Do you have 0.75"sq rod stock? Brass or Copper?

Martin

Sounds cool, yep we have both brass and copper...

 

[mgaut051]

Strat pickup cover anyone?

Finito. (Just have to drill channels through).

Making a template, tomorrow.

 

[DangerousR6]

Strat pickup cover anyone?

Finito. (Just have to drill channels through).

Making a template, tomorrow.

Very nice....Good job... :icon_thumright:

 

[mgaut051]

made a template by drilling 3/4" holes 2.25" apart. stuck 3/4" dowels in them, taped some sticks up against the dowels on either side, removed the dowels and used the sticks as routing guides (eyeballed the ends.) minimal sanding later and voila:

Hot d*mn that padouk looks good.

:headbang1:

arty07:

:cool01:

Sorry, for some reason today my iPhone photos suck particularly bad.

 

[rapfohl09]

Wow, that looks totally amazing! Its a great contrast to kind of give a little life to the back of the guitar.

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Awesome lookin' project man!

 

[DangerousR6]

Awe man , no neck plate........ :sad1: :sad1:

But excellent job, that looks tight.... :icon_thumright:

 

[mgaut051]

I was going to get the control plate carved out by yours truly, but somehow

Why is the money always gone?​

 

[mgaut051]

Tried the finish I was planning on off cuts... Brutal. So here's what I did:
1. wipe with 30% wipe on poly twice
2. Fill with mahogany colored filler, sand
3. Wipe with 30% wipe in poly again
4. Wipe with full str wipe on poly.

Not going to do any more coats cause the grain fill looks like *ss.
I need some clear grain fill- thinking CA glue. Any thoughts?

 

[DangerousR6]

Tried the finish I was planning on off cuts... Brutal. So here's what I did:
1. wipe with 30% wipe on poly twice
2. Fill with mahogany colored filler, sand
3. Wipe with 30% wipe in poly again
4. Wipe with full str wipe on poly.

Not going to do any more coats cause the grain fill looks like *ss.
I need some clear grain fill- thinking CA glue. Any thoughts?

First off, padouk doesn't need a finish, but CA will work just fine...

 

[mgaut051]

No, I know, but you should see the amazing chatoyance when I wipe the body with mineral spirits. Totally different guitar.

 

[DangerousR6]

No, I know, but you should see the amazing chatoyance when I wipe the body with mineral spirits. Totally different guitar.

Well, you've got a point. Most of the time some sort of finish with bring out the best of a piece of wood.... :dontknow:

 

[DangerousR6]

Purpleheart with a light coat of danish oil..

Without...

 

[mgaut051]

Purpleheart with a light coat of danish oil..

Without...

Precisely, except more. Going for full gloss on this one.

 

[mgaut051]

My ghetto setup.

Decided if I had to chose between picking up and building, I'll build.  :glasses9:

This is after a couple of coats of wipe-on-poly, no fill (decided not to fill it after I ordered the CA glue and the foam brushes). I put two really thinned coats on first.
Going to put on quite a few more coats.

This is what it looks like closer up - you can even see the chatoyance there.

Maybe I'll be able to finish before we have a baby?

Martin

 

[rapfohl09]

You keep saying "chatoyance" and I have no idea what it is haha.

But anyway, this is looking realllly awesome :icon_thumright:

 

[mgaut051]

You keep saying "chatoyance" and I have no idea what it is haha.

But anyway, this is looking realllly awesome :icon_thumright:

When wood is shiny - that it reflects light differently depending on the angle...

 

[Cagey]

You keep saying "chatoyance" and I have no idea what it is haha.

It's a French word that has to do with how an object refracts light in a star-like fashion, in particular with things that tend to sorta reorganize it.. It's usually used to describe gems rather than wood, but it seems to be coming into fashion lately to describe figured woods. For instance, there's a man-made sapphire called a "Linde Star" that will show a star-like reflection that moves as the gem moves...

Some figured and finished woods like curly or quilted maple will gain depth and seem to shift reflection depending on how the light strikes them, and people are starting to call that "chatoyance".

 

[DangerousR6]

You keep saying "chatoyance" and I have no idea what it is haha.

It's a French word that has to do with how an object refracts light in a star-like fashion, in particular with things that tend to sorta reorganize it.. It's usually used to describe gems rather than wood, but it seems to be coming into fashion lately to describe figured woods. For instance, there's a man-made sapphire called a "Linde Star" that will show a star-like reflection that moves as the gem moves...

Some figured and finished woods like curly or quilted maple will gain depth and seem to shift reflection depending on how the light strikes them, and people are starting to call that "chatoyance".

I prefer the word  shimmer....Mostly cause I don't really care for the french or their words..... :icon_biggrin: