Crazydave911's Former Challenge Build

[kwerk]

Exciting! Looking good, Dave!

[crazydave911]

Originally Posted by rcole_sooner

That cedar is beautiful.

Happy Easter!

Originally Posted by kwerk

Exciting! Looking good, Dave!

Thanks guys!

[adirondak5]

Can't wait to see that seeda with the varithane on it , if its shiny now its gonna glow with finish on it .

[Guitarnut]

Looking sweet Dave! The cedar is very cool.

Hmm, odor free Varathane. The stuff we used back in high school shop sure wasn't odor free. I'm guessing it didn't have any water in it either.

[SSO720]

Dave-I like the Varathane idea. I am going with a water based finish too. Will see how they both come out. The cedar is looknig great.

[crazydave911]

Originally Posted by adirondak5

Can't wait to see that seeda with the varithane on it , if its shiny now its gonna glow with finish on it .

You and me both!

Originally Posted by Guitarnut

Looking sweet Dave! The cedar is very cool

I know! Man I didn't expect that, and I like cedar. Thanks Mark

Hmm, odor free Varathane. The stuff we used back in high school shop sure wasn't odor free. I'm guessing it didn't have any water in it either.

Yeh, I seem to remember some pretty noxious fumes . This stuff looks really wild up close, at least in the can

Originally Posted by SSO720

Dave-I like the Varathane idea. I am going with a water based finish too. Will see how they both come out. The cedar is looknig great.

Thanks Paul

[Allthesound]

Man that's really looking great Dave! I remember as a little kid my aunt had a walk in closet lined with cedar that looked like that. I used to hide in it because I loved the smell. Happy Easter!

[Mojotron]

Originally Posted by crazydave911

The first words in the instructions of any commercially available finishing product begins with this discouraging statement: "First clean and prepare the surface to be finished" . Simple words, alas, not a simple task .
.....sigh, it never ends )
...

I hear ya brother!! I must have spent 15-20 hours sanding in the last week...

I love the wood - I love wood grain and the grain in that cedar is something that will likely always always make the look of the guitar interesting and new. That's going to pop in a big way.

[CarlosN]

I'm interested in the varathane finish too, please post lots of pics! I'll be using water based finish as well, still debating on EM6000 or EM7000, or a General Finishes WB Lacquer - I just cannot spray Nitro, and it'll just be too toxic for me to deal with anyways. The build is looking great,still marveling that it's going on in your bedroom! Keep it up.

[crazydave911]

Back at it again!

Here I'm using the mouse for the 320 grit and the rubber block for the 400 (interesting that you can't get 400 to fit any sander that I could find, and the 320 for the mouse had to come from Amazon )




I'm using this sponge sanding block wrapped in 400 for the sides




Here we are, sanded to 400 and wiped down with denatured alcohol






Getting ready with the tinted clear shellac for my primer coat (otherwise I wouldn't have used a foam brush, it streaks ). Most of this will be sanded off




Now for a couple of coats







Mmmm.......ehhhh, I'll be back a little later, gotta go change my shorts

[Guitarnut]

Very, very, very rich color! Beautiful!

[adirondak5]

Holy Moly ! Unreal, beautiful Dave.
Now that's what I call kicking it up a notch !

[crazydave911]

Originally Posted by Guitarnut

Very, very, very rich color! Beautiful!

I'm actually kinda speechless

Originally Posted by adirondak5

Holy Moly ! Unreal, beautiful Dave.
Now that's what I call kicking it up a notch !

Yeh, I'd have used a brush if I'd known it was going to look that good. If the poly looks any better than this I'm not sure the old ticker can take it

BTW, a big thanks Allthesound, Mojotron, and CarlosN. My hands are still shaking, and yes, the foam brush streaked the back . It's just as well, as good as it looks, I'd have been tempted to leave it as a final finish


Dave

[nialldabass]

You damn heathen applying shellac with a foam brush
One uses wadding wrapped in fine white linen, and make sure your appropriately dressed, shirt and tie is a must, sleeves may be rolled up an inch or two, but you may not remove your Bowler hat, that way you may get an acceptable finish.

Nice job, looking great and Shellac is very underated, very easy to repair and once hard very tough and durable, just make sure you dont dribble any of your scotch on to it, Ha! I'm sure you don't spill a drop.

[kwerk]

Wow, that's gorgeous.

[Davecam48]

Stop right now CD That isn't fair to the rest of us Schmucks in the comp.

[emoney]

These are the pictures I've been waiting for. I just KNEW that thing was gonna explode!
Now I can't wait to see (and hear) it finished! Great job!

[nosmo]

WOW!

[jimdkc]

Originally Posted by jpbturbo

After seeing this picture I realized that your(and everybody else's) workmate has a step on the side.

Not mine... I got the cheap one!

[fenderchamp]

ooo....pretty!!!