Author Archives: gryder

Water slide decal applied. I did a quick test run with a blank bit of the paper, then onto the real thing. It didn’t tear and I must confess once it was on and crease free, I didn’t dare move … Continue reading →

A shot of testing out how the logo would look on the headstock for the first time. The tuner bushing is there to make sure I didn’t cover part of the logo when I push them in later. The head … Continue reading →

I decided it was time to start the electrics for the guitar. I drilled three holes of the correct size (10mm for the pots, 12mm for the switch), in same layout as the guitar, into a scrap piece of 6mm … Continue reading →

I ended up doing 4 coats of the Sealer and Filer, the grain is still not 100% but it’s close enough. Also, the risk of sand throughs meant I quit while ahead (well mostly, the dye isn’t that even as … Continue reading →

After a third coat of the blue dye, I applied two coats of Birchwood Casey’s Sealer and Filler. Ash has huge grain, even after two coats you can clearly see the pits due to the grain in the top photo. … Continue reading →

First and second blue coats applied. Neither photo is very colour correct, as my little Canon Ixus seems be struggle under less than perfect light not to get the colour correction slightly off. The bottom shot is slightly tweaked to … Continue reading →

Sanded back the black dye. 240 grit for the most part, with 320 on the end grain. I tried to make sure I was always going with the grain, where possible. This stage showed up any finishing marks that where … Continue reading →

One of my few, “in action”, shots. Black coat has been applied, which is to make the grain stand out (well that’s the plan). It will then be sanded back with 240, to leave it only in the grain. I’m … Continue reading →

An, out of focus, shot of the body after final sanding. If I get more into this blog and building, I need to consider how I document the work. For now, it’s blury low res images! The body was sanded … Continue reading →

Having built my second neck from scratch, I wanted to look back at what went well and what didn’t. Post mortems are really useful things if you remember to re-read them before you repeat a task. For this reason I’m … Continue reading →