Blackheart Loomis, Stage one

[Adamh1331]

Get em up!

 

[gatesofcarnage]

PICS! NOW!

 

[SevenDeadly]

boy, last night was a learning experience! First top coat went on @ 7:30. The density of Ash is 670 kg/cu.m, compared to cedar @ 380 kg/cu.m. What this means is that the stain takes ALOT longer to fully absorb into the denser white ash. Only after sitting all night was the first coat not tacky. I'm still going forward, only I have to be more patient I think. Even if this doesn't turn out like a factory finish, i feel it will only give the guitar more character. Thanks for the input y'all

I decided to leave the front of the headstock maple, hence the tape

The grains in the wood are much darker than the flat parts on the rest of the body

I'm going to do two coats of the stain then a semi-gloss. More pics to come after second coat and rebuild!

 

[guitarbuilder93]

oh noes! its the red x of d00m! i hate the school server!

 

[SevenDeadly]

oh noes! its the red x of d00m! i hate the school server!

anyone else having trouble seeing them?

 

[MFB]

No, I can see em fine. Needs moar staining.

 

[SevenDeadly]

second coat went on much better than the first, I think I'm getting the hang of this-pics incoming 10 minutes

 

[wannabguitarist]

That looks sick

 

[willybman]

awesome!!!!!!!

 

[SevenDeadly]

here's some more. Sorry for the bad lighting, my shop only has one fluorescent tube. I'll get another set outside once the second coat dries

 

[Elysian]

I personally would sand it back so the black is only in the grain lines, and then do another coat so that the white areas of the wood are lighter than the grain lines. Thatd look pretty slick.

 

[SevenDeadly]

thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind after this coat dries. I'll look you up next time I get up to Plano.

 

[SnowfaLL]

Ahh, Thats a neat idea. The red finish is one thing that I really dislike about the Loomis honestly, as I just hate red as a guitar color.

 

[SevenDeadly]

ahhhh, it's beginning to look better!

and my biggest puppy

 

[Rick]

Puppy approves.

 

[daemon barbeque]

Puppy is happy LOL

 

[Marv Attaxx]

here's some more. Sorry for the bad lighting, my shop only has one fluorescent tube. I'll get another set outside once the second coat dries

This looks sooo cool
Can't wait to see the final results!!
And Puppy looks really happy
Happy puppy makes me happy

 

[777]

You sir, WIN

 

[Cadavuh]

Thats gonna look sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

 

[guitarbuilder93]

shit, i can actually see 'em now! looks awesome! can't wait to see how it turns out!