DIY Guitar Messing About (1 Viewer)

[magicbastarder]

What finish are you planning? Shellac?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

What finish are you planning? Shellac?

Yep, clear shellac tinted with red spirit stain. Will probably end up an light wine red (if that makes sense)

 

[ann post]

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Not far off - probably a little like this but of teak finished in a similar way

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Grain filled and sanded back. Ready for the fun bit…

 

[JohnnyRaz]

A festive red

 

[magicbastarder]

Anyone here ever heard of Ian Cowan? Lad in Scotland who builds strats. A friend of my neighbour.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

First seal coat of shellac - in to harden off

 

[magicbastarder]

You've doxxed yourself there

 

[JohnnyRaz]

You've doxxed yourself there

I’ll leave the credit card out in the next photo

 

[magicbastarder]

i finally finished* my workbench tonight. having a decent way of clamping wood makes life so much easier. now i'll have to make good on that threat to make an electric guitar body.



*i'll probably add a shelf underneath for storage, but for woodworking functionality, it's essentially done,

**oh yeah, and i'll probably drill it for bench dogs too.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

i finally finished* my workbench tonight. having a decent way of clamping wood makes life so much easier. now i'll have to make good on that threat to make an electric guitar body.

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*i'll probably add a shelf underneath for storage, but for woodworking functionality, it's essentially done,

**oh yeah, and i'll probably drill it for bench dogs too.

Significant shed envy going on here. Well done

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Getting there - one more session to fully level it off I think

 

[ann post]

more progress. no need to join a gym with the planing, and flipping that slab of oak over and back.


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Thats class. A lifetime job pretty much. Fair play. Saw the upgraded version on the other socials too.

 

[magicbastarder]

The bench dogs are very handy too. Makes planing so much easier.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

The bench dogs are very handy too. Makes planing so much easier.

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It’s a mighty job.

 

[magicbastarder]

JR; is a japanese rasp a 'no brainer' tool, have you found? wondering if i should order one.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

JR; is a japanese rasp a 'no brainer' tool, have you found? wondering if i should order one.

I would say so if you ever do any shaping, radiusing etc. I’ve found it indispensable. Also very useful for slimming down pieces quickly.

Id put it on a par with the block plane as the most useful tool that isn’t an absolutely bog standard hammer, chisel, saw etc

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Finished, assembled and wired. A small matter of a bit of fretwork tomorrow and then we’ll be rocking…

 

[magicbastarder]

I would say so if you ever do any shaping, radiusing etc. I’ve found it indispensable. Also very useful for slimming down pieces quickly.

Id put it on a par with the block plane as the most useful tool that isn’t an absolutely bog standard hammer, chisel, saw etc

not in stock at the moment in naas - was that where you got yours?