That looks very promising
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 1:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Just started putting the finish on my latest |
I'm really liking how this Ambrosia maple is looking under the finish. I got this back and sides set from forum sponsor RC Tonewoods. The binding is Peruvian walnut. Attachment: Ambrosia maple 1.jpg Attachment: Ambrosia maple 2.jpg
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just started putting the finish on my latest |
That is coming alone quite nicely. It's going to be a beauty |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 2:03 pm ] |
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Wow that maple is amazing looking |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:29 pm ] |
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Lovely! |
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| Author: | Mark Mc [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:35 pm ] |
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Hey Jay. That does look stunning. How have you found that maple to work with? I assume that those black dots are worm holes that you needed to fill? Any stability issues? How heavy is it? It is going to be a very unique instrument. Cheers mark |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:56 pm ] |
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Mark Mc wrote: Hey Jay. That does look stunning. How have you found that maple to work with? I assume that those black dots are worm holes that you needed to fill? Any stability issues? How heavy is it? It is going to be a very unique instrument. Cheers mark The wood is very easy to work with. I bend my sides on a hot pipe and this was the easiest set of sides I've done. It takes some time to fill all the beetle holes. I used epoxy dyed black. Keeping the black epoxy in the holes as much as possible and not getting it on the surrounding wood, especially the light maple, is helpful. If the black epoxy gets on the light maple, it can be sanded out but it's better not to have to do that. Aside from filling the beetle holes, there are no pores to fill so that's a plus. I don't expect any stability issues. Ambrosia maple isn't like spalted maple which can be weakened by the spalting process. The wood feels similar in weight to mahogany. |
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| Author: | bcombs510 [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:15 pm ] |
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It’s a beauty, Jay. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:35 pm ] |
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Very nice Jay! What’s your finish? |
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| Author: | Michaeldc [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:30 pm ] |
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Goergious!!! Can’t wait to play it! |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:15 pm ] |
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sdsollod wrote: Very nice Jay! What’s your finish? Target Coatings EM6000. |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:31 am ] |
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Jay, shockingly beautiful! Wow, just stunning and unique wood. Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:28 pm ] |
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Did you fill the holes or just let it be? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just started putting the finish on my latest |
I briefly considered leaving them be and calling them micro-soundports™. Could have been the next big thing, but I filled them (~120) with black epoxy. |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:54 pm ] |
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Now it gets stashed away for about two and a half weeks for the finish to cure. Attachment: Finish curing time.jpg
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:46 am ] |
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That looks very promising
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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:27 am ] |
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Color contrast turned out great Ed |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:09 pm ] |
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Jay, Is that sinker redwood? Looks great with the ambrosia maple. The finish looks great too. I also use EM6000 and am very happy with the results... |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just started putting the finish on my latest |
sdsollod wrote: Jay, Is that sinker redwood? Looks great with the ambrosia maple. The finish looks great too. I also use EM6000 and am very happy with the results... Yes, it's sinker redwood. It has some nice colors and very tight grain. This is the first guitar I've built with it so I'm really looking forward to hearing it. It had a real nice ring to it when tapped. |
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