My first Roasted Ash body and Bocote Neck

[Hendrix]

My first Roasted Ash body and Bocote Neck

Received the beautiful Roasted Ash body , ex lightweight.

Really like the wood grain look, inspired by this

Jack Daniels Barrel Top Guitar
https://youtu.be/2wASuVY9hm0
[youtube]2wASuVY9hm0[/youtube]

Thinking it would be cool to make it like aged raw wood with some metal rusted look. with this idea, just find a Bocote neck with wood grain to match on 20% off Screamin' Deals, so I order it.

 

[Cagey]

Beautiful parts! I can't wait to see what you do with those.

 

[DangerousR6]

That will be a kick ass strat... :icon_thumright:

 

[Hendrix]

One PS design  idea, need test to find out is the rusted effect paint can achieve this

 

[Hendrix]

2nd PS design idea,  a bit too much?

 

[Cagey]

Seems like a helluva waste of good roasted Swamp Ash.

Also, putting filters on the shot with Photoshop won't show representative results in real life at all. That wood really changes color when finished. Even just clear coat changes it dramatically .

 

[Hendrix]

yes , the PS just to have a preview idea how far and what direction to go .

need some testing on real wood later, before doing it on the ash body.

 

[Cagey]

Aaron did a video on the roasted Swamp Ash you might want to watch. At about the 3 minute mark, he shows a raw body vs. a clear coated body. If you didn't know any better, you'd swear it was stained.

[youtube]qRow5ZD1CiM[/youtube]

 

[Hendrix]

i have seemed that video long time ago when it on youtube .

if I just need that, can just simply pay Warmoth to do it.


what I want is " it would be cool to make it like aged raw wood "  :headbang4:

 

[Frankencat]

Cool idea man. I say go for it!

 

[rgand]

That will come together nicely. With that neck, I'd be tempted to just go with clear on the body.

 

[Hendrix]

if the apply effect is too much, I can always be sanding it "lighter " .

 

[Hendrix]

rusted effect test, as Roasted Ash can turn quite a dark brown, I mainly use a dark brown wood for teasing, but also with some light colors wood.

Test with black iron / brown red copper/ golden copper

Add chemical rusted catalyst.

After chemical rusted catalyst.

 

[Axkoa]

That actually looks pretty awesome. I imagine that would be a really cool guitar.

 

[zebra]

If done right, I also think that could work. 
However, I'd go with either a plain black or white pickguard.

 

[Sovereign_13]

I think it might be neat to have a pickguard made of a material like (thin) copper or brass.  You can pretty easily oxidize those materials using household products for a cool patina look.

 

[Hendrix]

I think it might be neat to have a pickguard made of a material like (thin) copper or brass.  You can pretty easily oxidize those materials using household products for a cool patina look.

I worry that may get too heavy, but I can copper leaf the pickguard if go for that direction.

 

[Hendrix]

Bocote Neck arrived, but don't have time to made any new progress yet .

 

[bagman67]

Very nice!

 

[ragamuffin]

Gorgeous neck! It should go well with the weathered look too