Acoustic Guitar Construction

So you used the slurry method? What grit sandpaper worked the best?
That's a nice looking pore fill.

First I tried the slurry method with 240 grit, but pretty sticky mess, so then I sprinkled some saw dust on and used some shellac on a pad and rubbed in circles, already having some shellac down on the surface too. That was also a little sticky if I got the pad too wet. There is a technique to do it right. I will keep working on it. I like how it looks though, very natural.

This process can go pretty fast, but it is going slow for me as I am learning and playing with the process some. I am used to trying to get this perfect, super flat, smooth finish and this isn't turning out that way. I will be tempted when I think there is enough shellac on there to sand it flat, wet sand it and hand rub it out. Hmmm.
So I'm almost done with the back, hope to finish the french polishing by the end of this weekend. It is pretty though with the shellac on it!

That looks really nice, Kevin.

Ya, We'll see how you make this work. Probably great.
Herman