@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Looking good James. 🙂🎶🙏🎸

Nice work !!

Hello folks, Just thought I'd show you where I'm at with my first uke build - would not have got anywhere near this far had I not done Mark's acoustic online course. It's a fun journey of trial and e...

Attachment : IMG_6431.MOV The last mile is the hardest mile

Agree with that statement! But when I see a danger, then I'll do what I can to avoid it. And start up the CNC 😉

Also applying the first coat wiping it with 2000 grit sand paper acts as a grain filler(Only do so for natural no stain application)

@tv101 Yes! For sure. Do not worry about streaking because I forgot to mention, once you apply the initial coat that you are pleased with, you wait 4 minutes(No more than 5) and you wipe off very slig...

Those are certainly shiny! Do you think foam brushes would work for applying the coats?

6 coats wipe on poly oil based Attachment : FullSizeRender.MOV

@tv101 Much welcome. Very pleasing warm gloss natural looking results. No fuss and easy enough. No weeks of curing drying time. One hour intervals per coat. 24 hour set time before 2000 grit wet sandi...

Doing it like I do makes you very aware of the cutter spinning away and you tend to be extra careful, I think sticking a bigger piece to the likes of a cavity cover would likely give you a false confi...

@tv101 I concur. I have router table and used it once. Very handy and useful but not necessary for my fingers.

I use a router table for similar jobs, but I doublesticky tape the object to a larger chunk of wood or MDF, just to be safe....

@tv101 you don't do that, if it wants to go it goes! Never push into the cutter.

Call me a risk-averse wuss, but that'd be a case of fingers-a-bit-close-to-sharp-spinning-thing for my liking. I'd be very wary of the cutter grabbing the wood and natural reaction being to try to gra...

@swepri Oil base much preferred for guitar finishing.

Thanks for the detail @clinton - always looking to understand more about finishing options, and that one certainly looks easy to use, and no special kit necessary!

@tv101 @Koendb Keda dye, then 3 coats of Tru Oil to seal and I buff with steel wool, clean off then 6 coats of Wipe On Poly with wet sanding slightly before the final coat. It is only a two day day pr...

@boo Yes wipe on poly, I sealed the dye with a couple of coats of tru oil first prior to poly. Works like a charm. Attachment : IMG_6417.MOV

Interesting to watch the body finish evolve in (sort of) real time through the various stages. Request echo'd! Particularly the final coats that add the shine (what's in that tin?).