We just got our swamp ash Jagstang body today for our first build father/son project. The body was in great shape with no dings anywhere so we gave it a light sand with 220 and cleaned it up.
The desired end finish we're trying for is a translucent black cherry in kind of a burst...lighter in the center and darkening up on the edges...dark sides and back. We want to really see the grain show through in the top.
I'm using Colortone water based grain filler....mixed up a couple of tablespoons with a few drops of black Colortone stain. I brushed it on with the grain in small sections...let it dry 3 to 5 minutes then removed with a plastic flexible straight edge. I finished the entire back this way...trying to keep light coats.
Well the desired effect of darkening the grain is evident. I can see this will do what we want.
However, you can also see the stained filler kind of blotching spots on the wood also. A lot of these sanded out mostly...but you can still see different shades throughout the back of the body. Is this normal? Do I just keep sanding away at it until the natural wood color returns? If so I assume the pores will stay filled and darkened?
The desired end finish we're trying for is a translucent black cherry in kind of a burst...lighter in the center and darkening up on the edges...dark sides and back. We want to really see the grain show through in the top.
I'm using Colortone water based grain filler....mixed up a couple of tablespoons with a few drops of black Colortone stain. I brushed it on with the grain in small sections...let it dry 3 to 5 minutes then removed with a plastic flexible straight edge. I finished the entire back this way...trying to keep light coats.
Well the desired effect of darkening the grain is evident. I can see this will do what we want.
However, you can also see the stained filler kind of blotching spots on the wood also. A lot of these sanded out mostly...but you can still see different shades throughout the back of the body. Is this normal? Do I just keep sanding away at it until the natural wood color returns? If so I assume the pores will stay filled and darkened?
