Home Build: "eco" Strandberg Boden 7 clone

[dudeskin]

not only an awesome guitar, but fire starting advice too!! this thread gets better and better!

on a serious note (as serious as i can be), @Walterson: you have actually inspired me to start my 1st project. ive always wanted to do it, but im kicking my self up the arse to get it going now. thanks dude!

 

[bob123]

It doesn't dry - it polymerizes.....

Oxidation is the reaction of which linseed oil uses to dry/harden/polymerize (same meaning in this instance). Polymerization is the "end result", where as oxidation is the "road to polymerization".

linseed oil definitely "Dries" by any definition, thats why its used in wood working so much. Thats why its literally called a "drying oil" (Im sure you know this walterson, but others probably don't)

good reading for the science types.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drying_oil

 

[Walterson]

linseed oil definitely "Dries" by any definition, thats why its used in wood working so much. Thats why its literally called a "drying oil" (Im sure you know this walterson, but others probably don't)

oxidation & polymerization -> chemical processes

drying -> physical process (evaporation)

Linseed oil does not evaporate, there is no evaporation or "drying" involved when pure linseed oil cures... a nitro lacquer dries because it contains solvents which evaporate.

Would you say a 2k Epoxy dries? I wouldn't. It polymerizes... and thats not drying. Linseed Oil does the same. The "second K" for Linseed oil and all other polymerizing oils is Oxygen.

Thats the chemical assistant point of view....

 

[MikeK]

That finish looks amazing none the less. Congrats on another beautiful build man!

 

[Malkav]

As always Walterson has knocked it out of the park

Nicely done good sir!

 

[Jacobine]

not only an awesome guitar, but fire starting advice too!! this thread gets better and better!

on a serious note (as serious as i can be), @Walterson: you have actually inspired me to start my 1st project. ive always wanted to do it, but im kicking my self up the arse to get it going now. thanks dude!

His "blackmachine-ish" build inspired me and even got me to use wenge.

 

[donray1527]

i just went through this whole thread. Damn.

 

[Walterson]

i just went through this whole thread. Damn.

and I'm still waiting for that head piece....

 

[The Spanish Inquisition]

and I'm still waiting for that head piece....

ETS has kept us waiting, all of us. How many people have posted here? Ask a discount of €1,- per person waiting for it to be done!

 

[hk_golgatha]

Any news on that headpiece?
I'm dying to see this finished.

 

[Walterson]

Any news on that headpiece?

Yep! It's shipped since yesterday... it should be here tomorrow.... expect a "New home build guitar day" soon....

 

[MetalBuddah]

Yep! It's shipped since yesterday... it should be here tomorrow.... expect a "New home build guitar day" soon....

 

[straightshreddd]

For the love of ass, please post a vid or something when it's finished. This thing looks phenomenal.

 

[TDR]

See Walterson has made a post, come in excited, see that parts are still in transit

Cannot wait to see this thing completed!

 

[Walterson]

a little teaser:

more soon......

 

[HighPotency]

Ugghhh you make me want to work on mine so bad!

 

[OWHall]

Build one for me. NOOOOOOOWWWWW!

 

[CD1221]

woodporn tease is cruel.

I think your builds are my favourites on here, Walterson. Really elegant, pristine, clean.

Extra kudos for your approach to timber use and selection.

I like this build very much.

 

[Negav]

I've been teased too much. I declare war!

The guitar looks inviting with a furniture like feel. I'd love to heard of it. So I declare this: Demo or didn't happen.

 

[muffinbutton]

with a furniture like feel.

it is finished with stuff for wood floors.