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Old 06-12-2012, 09:22 AM
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Old 06-12-2012, 09:46 PM
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Wow...another beauty, Trevor. Congrats to you, Mary and Tim. Good to see the stache back Tim!
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It sure is a shame to sand off that nice shiny finish that was just applied ... but ... its all part of the process towards a silky smooth glass like sheen.
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Old 06-27-2012, 03:49 AM
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Here's the latest photos from Tim, can't be long now...

















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Really beautiful!! Love the rosette, and the inlays look very cool!!
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YOU'RE RUINING IT!!!! HAVE YOU GONE MAD?!?!!




I need an air sander. This whole 'doing it by hand' thing is for the birds!!
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I need an air sander. This whole 'doing it by hand' thing is for the birds!!
no doubt - I have been scraping and sanding my rosette forever - still not level. Finishing is liable to test my patience beyond limits!
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Old 06-28-2012, 06:11 AM
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I need an air sander. This whole 'doing it by hand' thing is for the birds!!
That sander happens to be a Porter Cable 5" electric RO sander. I use it for most of my prep and finish work. I use a Dynabrade air sander only for wet sanding the final 1500 and 2000 grit schedules prior to buffing. I prefer an electric over an air sander but that is just personal preference.
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Old 06-28-2012, 06:22 AM
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Finishing is liable to test my patience beyond limits!
I spend as much time or perhaps even more on the finish process as compared with the time spent building. There are no shortcuts to achieving a world class finish and it takes a lot of time, patience and hard work. Its been said that a great finish is what separates the men from the boys and there is a lot of truth to that. There is no perfect finish material or magic bullets.

Many of the Asian imports have some truly remarkable "looking" finishes but they are often >.020" thick and look like they were dipped in gluuuuk. That's OK for extreme durability but its akin to throwing a thick sound absorbing blanket over the wood. To end up with a glass smooth finish that is as thin as possible, so as not to hinder the tone, is the target many builders aim for. My final finish film thickness is typically .002" - .003" thick. I sent Trevor a picture of the measurement of the film strip that I peeled off which covered the bridge. Perhaps he can post it?
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And the neck goes on..









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Thanks for posting the picture Trevor. As you can see the strip of finish w/ Frisket film, measures .0035" thick. The Frisket film is .001" thick so if you do the math the final film thickness is actually only .0025" which is quite thin by today's standards.
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It finished and its fantastic.



















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Old 07-07-2012, 08:14 PM
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I love the fretboard inlays. Nice! That's gotta be Mary's touch!
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Old 07-07-2012, 10:17 PM
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Beautiful as always

I was just wondering if you happen to use the random orbit sander to sand the waist. It seems like it would be incredibly difficult, if not impossible to power sand the convex waist, so I've been just hand sanding it.
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:02 AM
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I love everything about this guitar. Stunning work!!
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