Bridgehouse

I used 120 grit wet and dry to knock the colour down and get a decent contrast going. 
 

Will be interesting to see how other colours look when mixed in..

Also sanded the three dark colours down from the first batch ready for a second colour to see what happens…

Got bored. Did other colours. Dark out so can only take shot inside…

So, that's set one of the raw colours. More to come and then we will start to look at combining colours!

And here they are inside under artificial lighting:

Here's all of them labelled up in the (slightly failing) outside light:

And finally Crimson:

Then Yellow:

Black.

Now, I suspect Black will need a stronger concentration as the same number of drops gave a washed out look, but still pretty nice:

Interestingly the colours do play off each other quite well:

I then managed to get a few more done before timing out for today. 

Next came Green:

So, 10 drops sounds about right per 100ml. Switched to 50ml batches and 5 drops. 

And first up is that Phthalo Blue pictured wet, and then dry:

Ok, this might take a while...

Shots arrived. Tried the Phthalo Blue first. 

First job was to see what sort of dilution was needed. Used 100ml of water and using the droppers did 3 drops, then 6 drops, then 9 drops:

1 minute ago, SpondonBassed said:

Ash dye back?

Front and back.

1 minute ago, JPJ said:

I thought the ‘heft’ debate had concluded that it wasn’t necessarily the amp topology (class A, B, D etc) that caused the lack of perceived ‘heft” but it was the use of switch mode power supplies commonly found in class D micro heads? 
 

But then again, I know nothing of amplifier design engineering so I may have picked that up wrong? 

No, that debate was ended when it was concluded that trouser flapping wasn't as prevalent nowadays due to lack of flares compared to the 70's rather than due to any amp technology at all..

Ey up!

Nice to see you've found your way over! 

You'll find a lot of suggestions for basses for the smaller-handed gentleman..

Just now, Frank Blank said:

 

Yes, anyone can make a mistake, it's how businesses deal with customers when things go wrong that counts and the more I deal with businesses the more I think it is down which individual you happen to get to communicate with, hence the variations in responses from the same company. 

I'd certainly say that's a big part of it...

3 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

Received a reply to my email at midday. Profuse apologies, posting the correct mains lead out to me straight away.

That's what you want. Bit of grovelling and then a new lead posted to correct the situation - I'd call that excellent service. 

6 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

wonder what the neck is like

Bolted on by B&Q's finest by the looks of it...

2 minutes ago, thodrik said:

'heavy' and 'underpowered'

 

 

You've overheard Mrs B describing me then...

Just now, ezbass said:

And we thank you for your impending activities. Obviously we’ll need some creamy plastic additions to make a valued judgement.

I may start without for general consumption, and then add in some creamy plastic for those of a specialist disposition

Oh, and stains are due for delivery tomorrow, so best make sure you've got plenty of popcorn on the go and I'd have at least a couple of loo breaks as well... 

1 minute ago, ezbass said:

To be clear, I’m looking forward to seeing the results and I’m making myself suitably comfortable for the incoming posts. I’m not here to píss on anyone’s fireworks, which seems to be quite de rigueur amongst some folk recently. I love a build thread.

That's okay. I'm partly doing the offcuts staining for my own benefit, and partly as a bit of BC community service to see what happens! 

2 minutes ago, Dood said:

 

Yeah ha ha! My back wouldn't let me take it out the house, my neighbours wouldn't want it in the house ha ha!

I certainly don't want to be regularly trying to get it into the car. The neighbours are a reasonable distance away, but I suspect the missus might have something to say about me using it at home regularly (not that I'd be able to hear a word she was saying...)

2 minutes ago, Dood said:

 

Yes, I did look at it many times!

I suspect the potential market is actually limited to those with the backs and stamina to cope with it, those who have very tolerant neighbours, and those who have a vehicle suitably sized to cope with the beast!