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I decided as I cant get and look at a timber yard that sells walnut and it seems walnut is super expensive anyway. I would use a bit of oak from B&Q for 7 quid! wrong colour but fuck it.

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All shaped roughly by hand
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and sanded into shape
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Next up is is to sand the whole body smooth and then experiment with how walnut and oak takes a very dark stain.
As I have gone off spraying it with a burst if I can help it!
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Great work hurb, looks great!
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You could rub a burst with stain?
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Bacchus wrote:You could rub a burst with stain?
Please, there are children present!
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:lol:

Great work, Hurbbbbbb
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Excellent job.
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gorgeous block of wood, hurb, and it's been cut and routed masterfully. great work!
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Great work!
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thank you chaps!
Bacchus wrote:You could rub a burst with stain?
this was another look I was thinking of :oops:


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Aye, do that big balls.
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+1. Winner.
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That would look sick as hell
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Omg Hurb's gone full djent
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singlepup wrote:Omg Hurb's gone full djent
I am hoping on a more traditional guitar shape it looks less metal and more just cool?
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Hurb wrote:
singlepup wrote:Omg Hurb's gone full djent
I am hoping on a more traditional guitar shape it looks less metal and more just cool?
What do you mean? Isn't metal cool?
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Hurb wrote:
singlepup wrote:Omg Hurb's gone full djent
I am hoping on a more traditional guitar shape it looks less metal and more just cool?
Maybe, dark open grain will probably always look slightly metal.

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I kind of like how it works with white better personally

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that looks superb and the grain needs to be seen. I like what Novo do with their guitars

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couple of close ups of the joins after sanding up to 400 grit

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after some of this fence treatment

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first coat
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highlighting the grain comes later
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Well, it did what it said on the tin (one for older uk scalers)

If the pictures are anything to go by that’s a really good job, it looks lovely.
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Be sure and use a coaster when you set drinks on it.
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