My first classical guitar

[Kevin in California]

I might have the name of the builders plan wrong. I'll have to check it when I get home this evening.
I think it is Daniel Fredriech.

[Kevin in California]

I've done the pore filling using shellac and end grain sawdust, EIR sawdust for the body, and mahogany sawdust for the neck. Last night I started padding shellac on the back. Once I got some on, I lightly sanded just to see how good the pore filling was done. It looked good except for a couple of spots around the edge, and some gaps showed up along the purfling line. Took care of that with CA and some sanding. Looks filled now and smooth so I'll begin the process again tonight on the back. I am using blonde shellac flakes, so just a little bit of color going on. The curly maple binding will darken a bit but the curl will be enhanced. This process takes awhile for me, and this is just my second time French polishing.

[Dave Bagwill]

No pix, Kevin?

[Kevin in California]

Of course I'm just slow.

[Dave Bagwill]

That looks REALLY good.

[Kevin in California]

Thanks Dave,
It is going to be okay. Hard as I tried, this guitar is far from perfect. For my 10th it should be a lot better than it is. There are lessons learned with every one, that is for sure.
I like spraying lacquer a lot more than doing this french polish, but I do like the less plasticy (is that a word?) look that the shellac leaves versus lacquer.

[Kevin in California]

Started padding shellac on the top. It's going to be lovely.