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[Bob Connor]

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"Originally Posted on: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:34 pm"

Getting some finish on this beast at present.

Blackwood drop top on Swamp Ash.

It'll be fitted out with gold fittings and a set of Lindy Fralin Blues specials.

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[J.F. Custom]

That's crisp work there Bob - nice
Love the deep rich hue of that Blackwood and the impeccable finish to boot. I'm finishing off (3/4's built) a Tele for a customer at present too. He didn't want a figured cap though, instead opting for a Qld. Walnut Cap on a pale Blackwood body. Solid Qld Walnut Neck, Ring Gidgee Fretboard and Qld Maple scratchplate to suit. It'll have some custom wound Mick Brierleys in it - a bucker bridge and a P90 neck. Few mods to the standard tele shape as well - lower rounded horn and an angled back headstock of my design.

Look forward to seeing yours finished up.

Jeremy.

[ozziebluesman]

Man thats a sweet looking cap. Love the Tele, timeless! This one is going to be very smart looking guitar.

Cheers

Alan

[Bob Connor]

It'll look great with the gold hardware.

It's also getting a standard tele tortoiseshell scratch plate.

I know it's going to cover a heap of nice wood but I really don't like the look of teles without the scratchplate.

[Nick]

Bobity Bobity Bob . Pure Blackwood porn mate, I wish you wouldn't keep waving it in front of me, you know I tear up when I see it. Going to be one sweet looking 'caster with the gold hardware & I've heard good reports about the Fralin's Cool What timber did you use on the back/body?

[Bob Connor]

Nick - the back is swamp ash. Freight from the US cost almost as much as the wood.

[Aexion]

Ooooo, ahhhhh!

[Kim]

Oooow Ahhh indeed...excellent work Bob

[DarwinStrings]

"Made in Australia". Bob turns up the Tele, will the headstock be a copy?

Jim

[kiwigeo]

Far too shiny........Bob is banned

[Nick]

bob wrote:
Nick - the back is swamp ash. Freight from the US cost almost as much as the wood.

Doh!

Should have read your original description, I was distracted by the Blackwood porn though

& you are right Martin, we haven't had a good banning for ages! So yes Bob, you're banned

[kiwigeo]

Technically Bob is spamming the forum.......

[Stephen Kinnaird]

That's sweet, Bob. You seem to come up with the best looking blackwood!

I'm doin' a Tele right now myself. They're fun, aren't they?

Steve

[Bob Connor]

Got some finish on to it and it's come up pretty well. It didn't behave itself and kept getting pinholes in the finish so I don't know how many times it got rubbed back and re-done. It's probably got 35 coats on it.

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[J.F. Custom]

35 coats??

So that's how you get that finish!
...right, I'm onto it.

Thanks Bob, very pretty.

Jeremy.

[Bob Connor]

It's usually 10 Jeremy but this bugger was a little intransigent.

[Nick]

bob wrote:
this bugger was a little intransigent.

I thought the stuff was trans tint?

[Stu]

It's a thing of Beauty ,Bob. Smile
Looking forward to seeing this one all finished .
35 coats and how many donations into the swear jar for this one?

[Taffy Evans]

Looking good Bob, looks like the time spent on the finish has paid off big time.
Must be the season of the solid body guitar I started on one about a month ago, I love the Tele shape so mine is based on that classic profile too.

[liam_fnq]

I don't know how many times it got rubbed back and re-done. It's probably got 35 coats on it.

I hope you didn't have to rub back by hand. That'd be enough to drive a man to drink, provide his arms weren't too sore to lift a coldie.

oh yeah, and that blackwood would put a horn on a jellyfish. nice

[Bob Connor]

Mate - I'm looking like Popeye. I don't use sanders on finish and prefer to do them by hand. But I'm bloody thirsty.

If I could get a pneumatic sander so I could slosh lots of water at it I'd be happy but the pre-cat nitro balls up a bit on dry orbital sanding.

So it's a sanding block and elbow grease. I actually don't mind it and I feel it results in a better finish.

Usually start at 400 then 600, 800,1000 and 1200 before a rub with fine micromesh then it's to the buffer with fine Menzerna. I use one of those small Ubeaut swansdown buffs on the drill press.

[Localele]

Have you ever tried "pulling " the lacquer like french polish. Make up a "rubber" as you do for french polishing and then wet it up with thinners.The action is like polishing and once you get a feel for getting the lacquer soft it can be manipulated around and pushed into the pores.Let it dry again and have a look for more pores.Just like french polish you have to have a bit of a build of lacquer before you start and be careful not to burn through.It takes a while to build it again in that spot if you do.A test piece is advisable but worth the effort.
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