That looks good enough to me! 👍 I've never really found a stain colour that works really well on mahogany-type wood - plain finishes are good.

I've used the Crimson stains on numerous builds. I've found them really easy to use, and reliable - in that they produce the colour that they should produce (as long as the wood is prepared properly...

@nsj I just ordered 3 of their stains for the first time, will take 6 weeks to get to me, grrrr! I have had success with the oils so hope the stains work just as well, cheers Attachment : 20230222...

@poco7 Thanks for posting this. I’ve been asked to make a lap steel acoustic and am thinking of doing a conversion similar to yours, only fitting a new top to an existing body and not have the old so...

@poco7 You are going for a classic body shape so I'm sure it will be a great looking guitar. My guitar is not strictly a hollow body, it is mostly weight relief, but why not include a f-hole anyway? ...

@swepri those look great, my intimidation is that I'll screw up the soldering of the pickups... that cabinet looks about 36" long, maybe? nice various sizes of drawers...Man... I'm trying to carve ou...

@timc not yet bud, I'm using their stain though but I want to check out the hard wax oil after watching youtube vids. I normally just finish with matt lacquer because it gives a really even oil finish...

@nsj Have you tried any of the Crimson Guitars oil finishes? I have used them with great success and finished off with Renaissance Wax for a silky smooth finish.

@swepri going with a hard wax oil, it's like 8 hours between coats then probably something crazy like a week to cure! I'm going to need patience lol

@nsj Staining is a challenge but you did a good job of it. Nice color tone and fairly even. Watch out for cure times when applying oil later. Be patient so you don't end up with a sticky mess. (Don't...

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@nsj Most of us are. 🤣🙌

@nsj That is fantastic, you’ve done a superb job. I think the colour looks just right and it’s nice and even, you’ve applied it very well. That is half the battle with any kind of finish, consistency,...

Well I can't say I'm super happy with staining but it's my first time so I'll let it slide lol. I've sanded it right back twice today and now I'm leaving it. Can always have another go at it in the su...

@poco7 Here is a picture of my builds. The one on the left was built first and the other one was completed just a few weeks ago. Both of them had some minor mishaps during the process, but that's how ...

@swepri that's awesome, Brosky...I'm working on my first electric build...mostly to get reacquainted with woodworking to intricate plans...i used to frame houses, lol...my boyz will want me to build ...

Ask away - you'll get heaps of answers here. Some of them may even be right ... 😆 😆

@tv101 I'm an addict! 🤣

Wow! You don't hang around once you get started! It's looking really good 👍

@robin Yippers...eventually , thanks for the encouragement...