Semi-hollow kit guitar

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Bought this as a gift for dad, now that I'm home we're finally getting round to finishing it.

It's a kit for semi-hollow jazz style guitar, link here

the kit in a Christmas context

test fitting the neck

wood glue

squeezing the extra glue out.

inspecting glue coverage

in the pocket as well

spread out the glue evenly, applied more on the sides of the pocket and clamped it in place.

a day later, getting ready to drill the bridge holes.

all measured up.

whacking the wood inserts in place.

bridge in place.

Done for the day, hopefully applying the first layer of stain tomorrow.
For the curious amongst you, it's see-through black with a matte finish & some sides left natural

 

[Daf57]

Very cool project!! Subbed for updates!

 

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Prepped the guitar for finishing.

Prepped the stain.

Staining sides first to avoid the stain running on the face.

Et voila :

 

[craigny]

Looks great!

 

[rikomaru]

Kinda jealous of that subtle grain haha looking nice.

 

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Matching headstock.

Now time for the oil. First applied to sides.

Then top.

Since i get asked this a fair bit, it's a mineral oil used for satin/natural furniture finishes.

A whole day later, steel wool sanding.

Which is when i notice this c**k-up :

Damn tape must have not been properly...well, taped.
Took an hour of sanding as I had the same thing happen at the headstock too.

 

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We then decided it was overall a little too bland, so a layer of patina was added :

Cherry on the back.

The patina would leave the wood brown, so immediately after application, a dry cloth was used to wipe away the excess, so it only makes the grain more visible and brings a subtle warmth to the wood.

Black patina on the front for deeper contrast in the grain. Wiped away as before.

After an hour :

 

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back after 2 layers of oil, left drying

final layer of oil on front

brownie points + rep to whoever identifies the guitar in the background

 

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Finished, here's a sneak peek :

review & more photos in a NGD thread

 

[JEngelking]

This is looking good, gonna keep an eye out to see how this turns out!

 

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Thanks everyone for the kind words, here's the NGD thread