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

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. As I said before, I'...

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 visibl...

Here's another one - this from years ago - stained red then amber over the top

And here they are! Stained black, and then rubbed back Red over the top Bit more red over the top And then oiled & assem...

Here's a Bass. Ash body, stained black first, rubbed back, then red over the top I must have some pics of that one as I did it - but apparently ...

Firstly, *I* didn’t make this guitar - it’s my (very special) built-by-genius-Bailey special. 😉 But I’ve done similar effects on other guitars, a...

Add some blue stain Then rub it back to achieve the "faded" look Then an expert spray of clear topcoat

Here's the guitar, pre any finishing That's a Maple cap on an Alder (IIRC) body

I’ll add some photos tomorrow showing the various stages of achieving that finished colour. It started out very blue! The postcard pic is also a bet...

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 di...

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...

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 t...

@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 ...

WARNING: Gets in your head ...