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

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...

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

Posted by: @tv101 Here's a Bass. I must have some pics of that one as I did it - but apparently not on this PC! And here they are! Stained black, and then rubbed back Attachment : 20171111_12204...

Here's a Bass. Ash body, stained black first, rubbed back, then red over the top Attachment : 20171230_133712.jpg I must have some pics of that one as I did it - but apparently not on this PC!

Posted by: @poco7 how did you achieve the stripes look..the deeper stain of blue? Firstly, *I* didn’t make this guitar - it’s my (very special) built-by-genius-Bailey special. 😉 But I’ve done simila...

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Add some blue stain Attachment : tools-binding_0699.JPG Then rub it back to achieve the "faded" look Attachment : tools-binding_0700.JPG Then an expert spray of clear topcoat Atta...

Here's the guitar, pre any finishing Attachment : tools-binding_0664.JPG That's a Maple cap on an Alder (IIRC) body

Posted by: @poco7 i was trying to decide how to color my first build..this will be what I'm going for I’ll add some photos tomorrow showing the various stages of achieving that finished colour. It ...

Posted by: @poco7 Attachment : 20220223_191017.jpg I recognise that guitar! 😉

Blame ClassicFM ...

Imagine hearing this for the first time ...

That was a lot of work for one weekend @koendb! 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 intentio...

I also drilled through the string holes (body thru stringing). Previously I’ve always used the drill press, but the bit has had a tendency to wander a little bit. So I did it differently this time. ...

Amazingly, I got an hour in the workshop this afternoon. Redrew the cavity and recut another test piece on the CNC, and then drew and test cut for the rear string ferrule block. All tests completed s...

@russ I'd always assumed that was a Rod Stewart original (or at least written by whoever generally writes his stuff). That Crazy Horse version is different class 👍 👍

WARNING: Gets in your head ...