Hey folks,
I'm thinking of giving faux binding a do on a current build.
I've done a bit of research and I'm looking for any advice from those with experience.
My plan is to
- sand body up to 320. Leaving the top edge sharp.
- Use shellac sanding sealer to seal sides of the cap (sycamore in this case) and then tape the rest of the sides for belt and braces.
- Stain the top using spirit stains (I'm using the blood of ghosts😉)
- Once dry, sand a chamfer around the cap edge (revealing the unsustained cap) and the sides.
I'm going to do a test on some scrap, but as I'm an idiot any experience welcome!
Cheers
Dan
Cheers @russ 😅
I think it was planned as part of the fabled finishing course Mark was working on.
Don't think I'll be able to provide mark's level of detail and if you don't hear anything, I've likely cocked it up.
- Stain the top using spirit stains (I'm using the blood of ghosts😉)
- Once dry, sand a chamfer around the cap edge (revealing the unsustained cap) and the sides.
That was pretty much how I did mine, and it worked fine.
I used a roundover cutter rather than sanding a chamfer (using the router allowed me to make a wonderful mistake, that's another story) and then applied the final coats of finish.
This is it pre-finish;
And quick photo of it post-finish;
How's yours looking @liebe?
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Hey @tv101,
Well, it's a bit of a long story, but I'll keep it short as I've been meaning to pop a progress post up, but keep making progress and not taking any photos 🤦🏻
Anyway, I'm currently testing myself by building three guitars at the same time. Same design and all with a figured sycamore top, just one in limba, one in khaya and one in sapelle.
I've also decided to finish these myself using z-poxy for grain filling and brush on melamine as the finish. So I've been doing lots of testing.
I've just got to the point of gluing the neck and decided to strain and seal/grain fill the tops beforehand.
So, I've learnt that z-poxy doesn't play nicely with spirit stains and so used water based.
I'm not aiming for as broad a binding margin as yours (looks fantastic, by the way!) but my process is working and I'm pleased so far.
No photos of the binding (will post when I remember to take a photo), but here's a couple of the tops after the application of z-poxy and before sanding flat.
Cheers!