My friend wanted to apply some waterslide transfers so that was incorporated before applying several more coats of Tru Oil to seal them in. Attachment : 42920EAF-1155-44FC-A6BC-0A4E09C20557.jpeg ...

Of course sanding in between coats is essential for that super nice finish. Attachment : 254C3DD2-717D-44F8-905C-4D90AA52724E.jpeg Attachment : FC4BEAB8-8620-46E4-8895-6C302E46105D.jpeg ...

We decided to finish this guitar in Tru Oil, it’s a gun stock oil that can produce a fantastic lustre. Many coats were applied. Attachment : DE04752D-F97A-4CE0-9503-9D7B0852D376.jpeg Attachm...

As this is a Barncaster, I decided to put some old brass screws into the top boards as a feature. I also played around with some dyes and we settled on black for this one. Attachment : 4CD53B9A-AE...

I did some essential marking out and then had some fun with coloured epoxy resin. Attachment : 46BEB48E-8E41-4168-BDC1-D8B27522D7C5.jpeg Attachment : EC776AC6-FBFA-46F0-A433-DB920A5C29C4.jp...

During lockdown a couple of friends asked me if I could make them a guitar each and we decided to use pallet wood and any other bits I had around the workshop. I showed them a few pictures of what are...

Cheers @a-p-p-o ! Also - Always test whatever you intend using on a hidden area first (like under a cover plate)

Its something I've often wondered about, the whole naptha thing. I think its used a lot because it doesnt cause problems on nitro or whatever. If you just want a clean surface to start finishing..mayb...

Thanks Mark and Darren......... Loads of interesting videos out there but always the problem with translation needed with names of chemicals..... That said there is some really dodgy stuff going on -...

I have been watching videos of guitar finishing. The ones from USA often mention Naphtha - used to wipe down wood before finishing - is this white spirit or lighter fluid? Do you only need to use i...

Hi Bill, Naptha seems to be the fraction of crude oil that distills immediately prior to petroleum. There seem to be multiple sources on eBay and Fiddes do a naptha thinners which may be of interest. ...

I have been watching videos of guitar finishing. The ones from USA often mention Naphtha - used to wipe down wood before finishing - is this white spirit or lighter fluid? Do you only need to use i...

@jamesbisset Water based finish might be the best thing if you are working in your house. I think Tonetech sell it

@rocknroller912 This takes building a guitar on the kitchen table to a whole new level!

@jamesbisset I think oil varnish would work on a guitar but your correct it's not cheap. I've just purchased some from Italy and 3 x 100 ml bottles were about £30 each, however that would do 3 violins...

@jamesbisset Oil varnishes are fairly easy to apply and the colour stage can even be rubbed in by hand without a brush. There are base, colour and finish stages which can be accelerated by uv light in...

Can’t get the 'edit' button to work, so I’ll just stick this in a separate post - oil vs spirit vs Stradivarius:

It appears that there is a debate eternal in the violin world over oil vs spirit varnish. It always reaches the ‘what would Stradivarius do’ stage. Essentially, spirit varnishes are quick to apply and...

That’s what I’m trying to work out. There must be some sweet spot between the poetry (and sheer bloody-mindedness) of this: and the simplicity (crudeness?) of just thinning a pot of Ronseal and wipin...

French polishing - Shellac?