It’s been a while for a bandsman build.
Zip
Zip cable ties works well for binding. Bends easily.
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Go to your local hardware store. The longest I got was 24 inches. Half a guitar body. I just do a precise square cut where they meet up. A little super glue and sanding and you cannot even tell. One thing to note, once installed do bot sand too much more than 2 mil on the top part of the binding. Otherwise, the ridges on the cable ties will start showing up.
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I’m about to grain fill with aqua coat and ebony dust to prepare for final sanding and then finishing with Keda leather dye for the top and going batural for the bottom and neck. It will be coated with gloss polyurethane. I feel poly will be more forgiving for the grain of this White Oak Body and Neck. Asking for suggestions for color stain. Both will be the same exact color. Making for a good friend and asking it to be twins.
@clinton I’ve just started using water based Stunning Stains Shots from Crimson Guitars, they come in various colours, are mixed with water and can be blended for custom colours. They cost £5.50 for 10ml shot. Crimson also do spirit based stains. I had a go today at doing a Sunburst finish on a piece of ply using the stains as a practice, applying the stains by hand rather than spraying, came out not too bad for a first attempt.
