{"id":543,"date":"2016-06-17T21:08:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T21:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isomorph.co.uk\/guitarBuild\/?p=543"},"modified":"2020-05-03T22:02:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T22:02:01","slug":"return-from-long-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isomorph.co.uk\/guitarBuild\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"Return from long break – June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So it’s been a very long break (over a year) since I worked on the guitar. A lot has changed in my world, so it kinda got left behind. However, with a newly redone work space I’m picking it back up. Compared to the space that the first two were built in, it’s a massive step up.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve started with some wood dye experiments \u2013 back to trying to get a more purple colour that I like.<\/p>\n

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Aniline dye, however this time alcohol soluble as it’s meant to get into strong grain better (on maple). The theory is water has a higher surface tension and so doesn’t get into the grain. The down side of alcohol dyes if less working time (they dry quicker) and can fade faster under UV light.<\/p>\n

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Spirit based dye, purple, premixed liquid. Pretty de-saturated, can’t decided if I really like it or not (on maple). Very easy to use, as no prep is needed.<\/p>\n

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Spirit based dye, blue, premixed liquid (on maple), this is what I used on the previous build (however I did a black undercoat first).<\/p>\n

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Various test bits (outer two are on ash) – none of the scraps have been sanded really. Once I find a colour I like, then I’ll prep a few bits for testing out the whole process. The black is to see how the bright purple goes over the top (sanding back the black first).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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