All that work and back to square one. Sure I was downtrodden a bit but what had I lost? Some time and a bit of paint. I stepped away from it and made Haggis, neeps and tattles for my tea, with a wee d...

So, it wasn’t going to work. 😔 I soaked shop towels in thinner (reducer) and wiped all the candy off (purple and gold), right back to the blank canvas of the flake again. Attachment : 7BD...

I tried to wipe off some of the gold from the purple but I just rubbed all the way through to the silver flake (sealed with clear coat, obviously). Attachment : A4A18786-B36A-46F1-8438-8DF0DFAB03...

I realised that because I was spraying gold over the whole lot, including the purple. Guess what happened? Yep, the purple turned more and more red as I sprayed more coats of gold on. The gold is effe...

Ok, time for the gold candy. Looks ok doesn’t it? Not exactly. Attachment : 3C9666F9-AC5A-4BB0-9D19-71361B85E701.jpeg Attachment : 0349C8E1-182A-492F-8CE6-B18D4E315D0C.jpeg

I offered up the scratch plate and thought it looked ok. 👍 Attachment : 555C5BF1-925A-4EA4-B6BC-1D216BA773BB.jpeg Attachment : 12AE6922-0AF7-4DFB-B833-C7EB7CDCDC66.jpeg Attac...

All was going well, so it was time to unmask. Attachment : 7B813B43-CCB8-42E3-AC2D-B3711CF52151.jpeg Attachment : 0707C9D0-9CED-4CBB-A267-28D86A66BF6A.jpeg

I wasn’t quite happy with the masking on the top, not swirly enough, so I adjusted it a bit. I then got some purple on there. Coincidentally, the name of this candy purple is, Purple Haze. 💜 ...

I wanted that ‘60s swirly pattern and I was going to do it with purple and gold candy, over the metal flake. I would then choose mirrored gold scratch plate and back cover plate. Also I decided on all...

I wanted a swirly pattern so I got masking. Attachment : 883D76BA-35D9-4B3F-89FB-8D18E9657130.jpeg Attachment : 82B6D75D-EF0B-4287-8DD8-597ED416EE4F.jpeg

I wiped all the candy off this guitar and started with a clean slate again. I played around with some masking techniques, trying different shapes and patterns. I then had a flash of inspiration and ch...

@rocknroller912 It’s a great method. How would you go about doing the opposite thing, do you think? If the neck had a back bow? 🤔

@clinton I never know what to say any more. You have so much skill and talent for putting these guitars together now that words fail me. Just stunning mate, stunning. 10/10 and more…… ✊

Posted by: @russ They're very elusive creatures @boo. The best way to catch them is to lay at trap with sea salt on the night of a Full Moon. 🤔🪤 @russ Thanks Russ, I’ll bear that in...

I’ve just found something online that I find interesting. Some older guitars/stringed instruments don’t have truss rods installed in the necks. So, how could you adjust a bow in said necks if needed? ...

Although I can’t add anything, I’m loving this conversation, very interesting stuff. I’m so happy with the thought that people put into these forums, always thinking of others and how things will cont...

Sardines anyone?

Posted by: @jamesalexandermcmillan Or: cut the next slot where it should be then remove wood between the slots with a router to the depth of the slots and patch the gap with a piece of ebony and epox...

Posted by: @bpower these forms are awesome. I really appreciate the advice. @bpower These forums are good and they work well because we support each other, even if there are differences of opinion....

@bpower You may have seen me use this when I make those Barncaster guitars but the principle is the same for what you need. The Barncasters are intentionally left a little rough looking but I fill any...