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Leftstrat — Curly maple Lap Steel #15
Published: 2016-11-02 19:17:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 114; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 0
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Curly maple with Honduran Rosewood fretboard and accents. Hand turned maple knobs, topped with Makore veneer.Related content
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Curious to know what sanding grit you went up to...it looks like it's in the thousands
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220. It's the finish that transforms it. Tru-Oil gunstock finish.
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Sorry, 1000 grit. I finish the wood with 220, then I wetsand with 400, 800, 1,000, dipping the sandpaper into a liberal amount of tru-oil.
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Ahhh I see.
I've never wet sanded with wood...so that renders a nicer finish?
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Well, with true oil, you want it to seep into the wood. So the first coat is a flood coat. You flood it and as you work the sandpaper, it creates a slurry which you end up pushing into the wood. I guess that's what eventually gives you a glass finish, or matte. Whichever you're going for.
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Strange and cool, definitely like your stuff, man. I mostly use a wax finish and haven't branched out much to be honest.
I don't play guitar but if I did I'd wanna
my own.
Do you sell yours? They're quite unique and high quality and you could really make a fortune, especially on Etsy for example
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Tried Etsy, no good. Mostly from my website and my FB business site
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