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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Blue Coats – April 2013
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
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Sanded Back – April 2013
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
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1st Coat Body – April 2013
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
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“Pre-Finished” Body – April 2013
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
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Neck Building Post Mortem – April 2013
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
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“Pre-Finished” Neck – April 2013
I decided to drill the holes in the end. I used a 2mm drill bit (1.5mm seemed too tight) for the holes. Using a screw to mark the holes worked a lot better than a pencil mark. I’m going with … Continue reading
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Final Shaping Neck – April 2013
The test fit of the neck looks “ok”, though when shaping/sanding it seems I have again thinned the neck on the high e side. Oddly the low e side seems dead straight, while the high e bows in around the … Continue reading
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