Headstock veneer glued, just need to get a reamer for the tuner holes, after that it's onto leveling & radius the fretboard. It's incredibly cold in the workshop so keeping it hidden from my son a...

Posted by: @tyreman I have never used pre-made shellac so can't say what the quality is like although I've heard liberon special pale french polish is good. Thanks - that might be an easier (& c...

@tv101 That is utterly stunning

@tv101 that's pretty awesome...great colors...

Turn it up ...

I have never used pre-made shellac so can't say what the quality is like although I've heard liberon special pale french polish is good.

@tv101 hi, I make my own from buying the flakes, have found liberon to be the best make, when made it usually lasts 6 months to a year. I buy it from amazon, I usually put around 3/4 alcohol to 1/4 fl...

Posted by: @tyreman I've used shellac a lot in furniture making, it's good stuff, very forgiving finish but I prefer applying it with a cotton pad carefully a bit like french polishing than brushing ...

And one final one. You'll see the brown mark on the body of this one - where your arm would rest. That's a flaw in the wood that only became visible when someone else was carving the top. It would h...

Here's another one - this from years ago - stained red then amber over the top Attachment : 20200916_162030.jpg

Where's a good place to buy Shellac @tyreman?

I've used shellac a lot in furniture making, it's good stuff, very forgiving finish but I prefer applying it with a cotton pad carefully a bit like french polishing than brushing it on, I found with b...

Posted by: @tv101 I'll be interested to see how it looks before and after the shellac finishing, and your opinion on the feel of the finish too. I'll let you know once I ve finished it 😉

Posted by: @koendb so I definitely will oil the guitar, and then finish off with shellac. Not sure if the poly adds anything for me. I'll be interested to see how it looks before and after the shell...

Posted by: @tv101 Ive got no experience of Shellac - I’ve only ever oil finished guitars, sometimes over stains. I did buy some Shellac many years ago, with the intention of trying it out, but never...

Great work @marcel 👍

Made a back plate for the control cavity and a rough cut for the tremolo back cavity this weekend.. Attachment : IMG_20221002_184109575.jpg Attachment : IMG_20221002_184111998.jpg

@tv101 This looks so amazing 🤩

Posted by: @tv101 That was a lot of work for one weekend @koendb! It took me a little more then a weekend though @tv101 🙂

@russ Thank you!!