India Ink

[fretless]

So I jumped right in , soon as I saw it on my test piece which is a Stew mac sanding block I knew I'd do it . This stuff dries almost as fast as it goes on and doesn't wipe off .

That is one coat , I used a foam brush and it took about 5 min . It dries so fast I could finish it today but I gotta run for now . I did finish my test piece though , one quick wipe of Shellac and one quick wipe of Min Wax wipe on poly . I think this is exactly what I was hoping for . I'll finish it up tomorrow . Cheers. oh talk about quick , easy and cheap, this takes the award . Also it thins with water , cleans up with water and it has shellac already in it so it seals as well . None more Black

finished

in the Sun

 

[bagman67]

Looks nice!


And you have enough ink left over for another 40 guitars, if my guess is right.

 

[fretless]

Looks nice!


And you have enough ink left over for another 40 guitars, if my guess is right.

Thanks ,yup that stuff goes a long way

 

[swarfrat]

Does it smell like turpentine?

I'll keep this in mind. If i do another body or scratch body, this seems like its about as easy as oil on pretty woods. What if anything is going on top?

 

[fretless]

not at all , no smell . It does have shellac in it but i don't smell it . I will top it with more shellac and Minwax wipe on . I did just buff it with 0000 steel wool and did another coat and it looks killer .

 

[swarfrat]

Turpentine was a reference to "Love Potion #9". But I'm interested to see the last coat.

 

[fretless]

yeah I didn't get that  :icon_jokercolor:

 

[fretless]

 

[bagman67]

Well, that's certainly a simple, lovely thing.

 

[DangerousR6]

Simple and elegant... :headbang:

And wenge is simply incredible... :guitarplayer2:

 

[swarfrat]

Nice. Is that fingerboard ebony, or has it too been ebonized? I'm curious to see how india ink does on maple.

 

[fretless]

Thanks Fellas ! This stuff worked great . I bet it would work or any wood with the same ease . That neck is a Showcase neck I picked up a few years ago when they did the Gibby stuff . It is an Ebony finger board . This is the 3rd body for the neck now and it finally feels right . Great balance ( perfect ) couldn't say that about the SG it was on and while simple it's got what it needs  killer tone and great balance . :glasses9: Cheers

 

[stratamania]

That looks great especially with the wenge neck...

 

[fretless]

Thanks ! It's a killer neck no doubt about it .

 

[swarfrat]

just FTR, i looked up ebonizing maple. I was a bit surprised, as India Ink is a pigment, and maple is very dense and closed grained. It seems that for the piano black finish, India Ink is acually a good method, The primary caution is about not knocking the pigment off corners when sanding.

 

[fretless]

mm hmm , and it didn't seem to knock any off when I did it . It can be touched up and blends flawlessly  if you have too .

 

[bagman67]

For another application -  I had good luck using india ink on an ash body and sanding way way back so the grain would be really, truly black, and then I dyed the sanded-back body orange.  I think you'll agree the high-contrast grain looks good:

 

[stratamania]

Bagman67, I cannot see your pic ?

 

[bagman67]

I think I've fixed it.

 

[fretless]

That is stunning !