Acoustic Guitar Construction

After 7 coats. I have another 5-7 more to go.

Hi Dave...

It's looking good! It only gets better from here!

I like your cut out.,, I've yet to try one.

Terry

Hey Terry - This is the first cutaway that I have bent - which is why I chose this particular style - based on Bourgeois' fallaway cutaway. Turned out to be much easier than the venetian style which can be buggers to control - they keep trying to pull the headblock out of position.

I recently bought Jonathan Kinkead's book "Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar" and I can't seem to find where it says that he sands to 12,000 grit before finishing with Tru Oil. He says sand with 3,000 and up afterwards. Can anyone tell me what page that is on??
Thanks

http://www.kinkadeguitars.co.uk/reviews

Read down the page.

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A watery mix of insoluble materials is a slurry. To Jim, that means an oil/varnish, such as (Tru-Oil), mixed with sanding dust. "The (TO) darkens the pores for contrast," he says. "I pour a liberal amount on the surface, then sand vigorously with 100-grit-the paper has to produce sanding dust."

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I like a high gloss on my necks, but realize the utility of having a "fast" neck. I really like using TO on the neck, regardless of what is on the body....haven't had the success you all have had on finishing the body with TO, may have to try it again with a little more patience. I do, however, have an interesting take on the above.

I have always been a little disappointed in the unideimensional appearance of woods with a putty or solid-color filler, I think it flattens the wood, so to speak. This is why, 9 times out of 10, I will use an epoxy filler despite what some feel regarding their suitability on an instrument. I have had great success with system 3, as well as the 30 minute stuff from ace. I still have a bunch of the silica left from previous batches of the system 3, and have quite successfully used it in a slurry of truoil on the neck of my mango guitar, the padauk OM, and the Lion & the Lamb. It packs into the pores, dries clear and offers depth and clarity to the finish. I actually finished the neck long before the rest of the instrument, and have shown no signs of creep or shrinkage, and think its a fantastic alternative to sawdust or powders. Keep it in mind.....

[/quote]the silica left from previous batches of the system 3, and have quite successfully used it in a slurry of truoil on the neck [/quote]
I too use System 3 and have the silica. How much are you using? I tried the sanding slurry method on my last guitar and loved it. Silica method sounds promising to me.