Hey guys, I just finished my first electric for a friend and thought I'd share some pics.
Thanks for looking guys.
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| Author: | bfeils [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:09 pm ] |
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Hey guys, I just finished my first electric for a friend and thought I'd share some pics. Thanks for looking guys. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 2:24 pm ] |
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SWEETNESS! Make sure you send it FedEx. TO ME. (we're friends, right?) |
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| Author: | giltzow [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:57 pm ] |
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Very nice! Congratulations. It's beautiful - Mike |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 4:25 pm ] |
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Yum! And I don't even own a solid body. I'm revising my thoughts now! |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:01 pm ] |
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Lucky friend, Brandon! That's a beauty! Alex |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:33 pm ] |
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Nice-un! |
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| Author: | bfeils [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:18 pm ] |
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Thanks guys! photo credit goes to my brother Justin Feils. |
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| Author: | JimO [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:20 pm ] |
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Awesome Axe dude! |
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| Author: | Phil J [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:13 pm ] |
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Very nice! |
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| Author: | klooker [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:24 pm ] |
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Beautiful! Would you mind sharing some info about the finish technique? Did you stain, spray tinted lacquer, epoxy pore fill.... in other words, how did you get it to look so good? |
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| Author: | bfeils [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:42 pm ] |
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klooker wrote: Beautiful! Would you mind sharing some info about the finish technique? Did you stain, spray tinted lacquer, epoxy pore fill.... in other words, how did you get it to look so good? Thanks! Sure, I masked off the top with automotive pin striping tape and then used a water based aniline dye on the mahogany back, I then used zpoxy to pore fill the back. I don't think I'd use epoxy to pore fill in the future, I sanded through the stain so many trying to level the pore fill so i had to keep re-staining the areas that sanded through. I then masked off the mahogany and the top leaving only the faux binding areas around the periphery exposed and sealed it with vinyl sanding sealer .In the next step I used the same type of aniline dye to stain the top with a dark color and then sanded it back to remove most of the stain leaving it only on the end grain portions of the maple's curl. Next I used a lighter color to stain the sanded back wood. I then used a razor to clean up some of the faux binding around the edges of the top. I then sprayed the whole guitar with a couple coats of sanding sealer and sanded the sealer nice and level. I sprayed the guitar with probably eight coats of nitrocellulose lacquer and then sanded and buffed with micro mesh sanding pads and menerza buffing compounds. It was easily the most difficult and time consuming process of the entire build. I'm pretty happy with the result but I have a lot of room for improvement. |
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| Author: | klooker [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First electric build shipping tomorrow! |
bfeils wrote: ... then used a water based aniline dye on the mahogany back, I then used zpoxy to pore fill the back. I don't think I'd use epoxy to pore fill in the future, I sanded through the stain so many trying to level the pore fill so i had to keep re-staining the areas that sanded through.... That's exactly why I asked. Just gave up on trying to color then pore fill with epoxy for the same reason. My color was getting splotchy from all the touch up. ![[headinwall]](./images/smilies/headbangwalluf8.gif "Mad")
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| Author: | fumblefinger [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:29 am ] |
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Chris Pile wrote: SWEETNESS! Make sure you send it FedEx. TO ME. (we're friends, right?) If he sends that to you, you may as well call the cops now. Cause I'm breaking in and stealing it! |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:05 am ] |
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A beauty! |
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| Author: | bfeils [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:44 am ] |
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fumblefinger wrote: Chris Pile wrote: SWEETNESS! Make sure you send it FedEx. TO ME. (we're friends, right?) If he sends that to you, you may as well call the cops now. Cause I'm breaking in and stealing it! Haha That's funny. It arrived on Thursday and the customer was ecstatic! .It was pretty nerve racking being my first commission but it all went well. |
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| Author: | bfeils [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:46 am ] |
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klooker wrote: bfeils wrote: ... then used a water based aniline dye on the mahogany back, I then used zpoxy to pore fill the back. I don't think I'd use epoxy to pore fill in the future, I sanded through the stain so many trying to level the pore fill so i had to keep re-staining the areas that sanded through.... That's exactly why I asked. Just gave up on trying to color then pore fill with epoxy for the same reason. My color was getting splotchy from all the touch up. Yes, in fact I sanded the back down completely just leaving the fill in the pores and re-stained It. I almost forgot about that. |
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| Author: | Ken McKay [ Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:58 pm ] |
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Nice, congrats! |
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| Author: | Shaw [ Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:11 am ] |
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That is sweet. Great job. |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:31 am ] |
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Nicely done! ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | JimO [ Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:57 pm ] |
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Beautiful guitar. Love the carved top. |
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