Another 7 string build

[Andrew_B]

Dude, condolences on the drum. Super weaksauce of Carbatec for shafting people with pine.

But as others are saying, it's looking good and you're seemingly getting the hang of this. Those contours are going to look and feel awesome. Is this another tung oil recipient?

So what are your alternatives on the sanding drum front?

tell me about it.... bloody carbatec,
first they screw me around by not setting up my account properly, ending in me not recieving my xmas discount
now this...
my disc sander seems fine though *knock on wood*

not sure what i will do with the drum though....
ill probably just put a bit of double stick tape on there and see if i can use it, otherwise i will have to make a complaint

lol

and cheers

i think this might be another tung oiled one....
not sure just yet,
i need to test the makore and see what makes it look best....
because there is a lil figure hiding in there

WHEN I'LL START THE BUILD

hurry up lazy ass

25 piece neck and flame maple top?

 

[Customisbetter]

how about you skip on the tung oil and use...

SHIT i forgot the name of it... super shiny, kind of waxy?

goddamn ill remember it later.

 

[Andrew_B]

how about you skip on the tung oil and use...

SHIT i forgot the name of it... super shiny, kind of waxy?

goddamn ill remember it later.

tell meeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

 

[Customisbetter]

AH HA!

Tru-oil. i believe its called.

hope these work...

 

[Andrew_B]

AH HA!

Tru-oil. i believe its called.

hope these work...

whos guitar is that?

looks good...

if i knew where to find some tru oil i would gab some.... lol

i could only manage to get my hands on tung oil...

hmmm

 

[Customisbetter]

that is a Douglas refinished by "Geoffrey Charles" over at the agile forums.

linkage...

Agile Guitar Forum - - Fulcrum Project II.

 

[yacker]

Tru-oil is a type of gunstock oil made by the company 'birchwood casey' so you might be able to find it in a gun shop. I plan on using it (or at least experimenting with it) myself once I get a little further into building. Tru-oil is also apparently the same thing Jackson and Ernie Ball music man use on the back of their necks, just with a satin finish.

I'm not sure how accessible it is in your area and I had very poor luck searching for a dealers list on their website.

Oh, and sorry if I'm just repeating info you already know.

 

[Daemon]

hurry up lazy ass

25 piece neck and flame maple top?

-_-'
9 pieces and quilted top
Tomorrow is D-Day
Oh and i've forget :

 

[hufschmid]

I been using 'birchwood casey' true oil for many many years before switching to my own finish...

True oil is great stuff but I dont recommend it for a shiny finish on a guitar because it does not dry as hard as a lacquer and scratches show up like a ninja...

In some cases it can also feel sticky depending which wood you are finishing with it...

Use it for satin finishes and it will be perfect, also the smell is divine, I could be breathing a true oil bottle for hours and hours

You can buy true oil directly from LMI

Oil Finish - Information and Pricing at LMI

or from the original company

Birchwood

I'm not sure they can ship oversea so be sure to ask them first...
LMI does not ship oversea anymore thats why I had to find a better solution

But have a friend buy a bottle in the us and ship it to you

warning :its illegal do do that

 

[bloodrunk666]

Just as a heads up Andrew, I've ordered tru-oil and had it shipped to Aus from the UK. I know that theres a few sellers on ebay that ship it internationally...

 

[Andrew_B]

that is a Douglas refinished by "Geoffrey Charles" over at the agile forums.

linkage...

Agile Guitar Forum - - Fulcrum Project II.

that was a neat idea with the stain to the scarf joint, i like that
cheers for the link

Tru-oil is a type of gunstock oil made by the company 'birchwood casey' so you might be able to find it in a gun shop. I plan on using it (or at least experimenting with it) myself once I get a little further into building. Tru-oil is also apparently the same thing Jackson and Ernie Ball music man use on the back of their necks, just with a satin finish.

I'm not sure how accessible it is in your area and I had very poor luck searching for a dealers list on their website.

Oh, and sorry if I'm just repeating info you already know.

oh i know what tru oil is,

i actually did look into buying some before i decided to buy tung oil instead.....

the problem with the tru oil is buying a decent amount,
it only comes in a small bottle from the gun shop,
but i dont like buying small amounts of things...
always seems to run out at the most inconvenient times

cheers man

-_-'
9 pieces and quilted top
Tomorrow is D-Day
Oh and i've forget :

lol, less talk, more build

I been using 'birchwood casey' true oil for many many years before switching to my own finish...

True oil is great stuff but I dont recommend it for a shiny finish on a guitar because it does not dry as hard as a lacquer and scratches show up like a ninja...

In some cases it can also feel sticky depending which wood you are finishing with it...

Use it for satin finishes and it will be perfect, also the smell is divine, I could be breathing a true oil bottle for hours and hours

You can buy true oil directly from LMI

Oil Finish - Information and Pricing at LMI

or from the original company

Birchwood

I'm not sure they can ship oversea so be sure to ask them first...
LMI does not ship oversea anymore thats why I had to find a better solution

But have a friend buy a bottle in the us and ship it to you

warning :its illegal do do that

good to see your back around the forum haha

i can buy it locally,

you are right, i have noticed in the finish section of my stew mac and LMI catologues that they say they will not ship liquids or flamable material by air,
same deal with rare earth magnets...

Just as a heads up Andrew, I've ordered tru-oil and had it shipped to Aus from the UK. I know that theres a few sellers on ebay that ship it internationally...

cheers man, but it is readilly available in aus
any gun shop should have it....

probably stupid of me not to check that out alot earlier since i have been shooting for almost 10 years

 

[vhmetalx]

shit looks legit.
didi i see a telecaster? is that gonna be a 7 aswell?

 

[Andrew_B]

shit looks legit.
didi i see a telecaster? is that gonna be a 7 aswell?

cheers,

tele will be a 6, possibly baritone

 

[Raoul Duke]

Less talk more pics

What are you doing up this early Andrew

 

[Andrew_B]

Less talk more pics

What are you doing up this early Andrew

LOL

naa no more pics on this one....
i dont think i will be doing anything else on it for a long time,
trying to get my hnds on a set of wilkinson saddles,
make up a bridge plate, then i will finish it

i can give you pics of various other guitar related things i am doin at the moment....

here we go....

so, i have a 3 metre long slab of mahogany,
it was slabbed with a chainsaw mill i assume,
which leaves a pretty rough surface...
so i decided i wanted to see what the grain looked like...

i like to do things the hardway, so i did it with my trusty plane

if my calculations are correct, i will get 6 bodies out of this, leaving me with an offcut at the end that i have no use for lol

my trusty plane

knocked off the rogh surface, this will do me fine, flat enough to safely run a saw over and be able to see the grain, just what i was after

then the dog came and jumped in the pile of shavings i was sweeping up

i also have also have two other slabs, iv asked some people to help me identify the timber, then i will figure out how i will use it

and i have an amp comming in the mai next week for me to build a headshell for....

exciting aye??

 

[Raoul Duke]

Whoa!

You could make a few bodies out of that slab

Nice wood

Is it wrong to compliment another man on his wood

 

[Andrew_B]

Whoa!

You could make a few bodies out of that slab

Nice wood

Is it wrong to compliment another man on his wood

when are you placing your order?

and yes, i would be careful whos wood you compliment



in the meantime, im on a search for parts

 

[Internection]

would you sell just a blank body/ neck with all the spaces/ holes routed out of them?

 

[Andrew_B]

i should probably start a new thread?, im building a 6 string at the moment, and the amp arrived yesterday so i will start he headshell soon....

wont be any more on this 7 build for a while
(this mahogany is 5cm thick lol)

would you sell just a blank body/ neck with all the spaces/ holes routed out of them?

naa, im not having somone else take credit for my product


plus, the way i build, all the parts need to be on hand to check fit etc.

 

[Customisbetter]

What amp is that? i didn't see you mention it above..