@tv101 I’m making this up as I go along. It just seemed like a simple way to persuade the joined veneers not to split along my dodgy glue line. As usual, I was wrong.

@robin Ive found that it’s hard to get moisture into wood unless you soak it totally for a while, and even then some oily woods are impervious to moisture. Wood turners use Poly Ethylene Glycol PEG t...

@rocknroller912 My main concern would be the inside drying out causing cracking. For electric I don’t think sealing the inside will affect the sound. I sealed the inside of this before I glued it ...

@nsj Staining often doesn’t always look good on the first coat. Sometimes you have to rub down and apply more. Repeat until you get an even stain. One trick is to make a solution of gelatine and warm...

First coating of hard wax oil is now on, got to leave it till tomorrow to add more. It's a satin clear. I'm going to be using wax over the top to create more sheen. I suspect I might not have used eno...

@tv101 yeh it's an awkward shade of wood to stain but I think I'm getting there lol

@tv101 My thinking is that, as you cut out the body, you've cut across the fibres of the wood, so there are lots of shorter lengths rather than long, bent, lengths, so the sides need to be thicker to ...

@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...

@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...

@tv101 I'm an addict! 🤣

@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...