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Both equally superb in slightly different ways but I want to stay faithful to the wood's 'natural' state.  My wood-cutter mate Merv told me how they used to wipe off the stumps of the trees they'd felled while they were still wet with the rising sap.  He reckoned they looked like shiny, natural wood table-tops that had been freshly wax-polished and laid out on the ground. That's the effect I'm after - over to you Andy ^_^

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2 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

Both equally superb in slightly different ways but I want to stay faithful to the wood's 'natural' state.  My wood-cutter mate Merv told me how they used to wipe off the stumps of the trees they'd felled while they were still wet with the rising sap.  He reckoned they looked like shiny, natural wood table-tops that had been freshly wax-polished and laid out on the ground. That's the effect I'm after - over to you Andy ^_^

I love walnut in any finish or guise :)    

However, in real life, it's the Osmo treated version that has the warmth and tone of the original untreated, air-exposed wood:  

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The headstock plate is too thin to attempt MoP inlays, but Mike and I thought it might be fun to be able to see at least a little of the original Rascal colour :D:

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Once the edges have been sanded to match exactly the original headstock, all it will need is some strips of thin double-sided tape to fully secure it - the bushes and string tree will do the rest :)

 

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And in the meantime, I'm applying some Osmo Polyx 3032 satin on top of the 3044 so that we retain the colour but get a nice semi-gloss. 

I'm doing a bit of an experiment with the way of applying the Osmo.  If it works I'll post the photos....and if it doesn't, I'll quietly sand it off and do it the way the instructions say xD

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So what was my experiment?

It was seeing if something I did on Mick's Psilos bass in matt, would work on satin.

The above is halfway through the process but I'm confident it's working.

On Mick's Psilos, I experimented whether you could do the same 'slurry and buff' approach with Osmo as you can with Tru-oil.  And the answer was that you certainly could.  Using the same approach as Tru-oil, the process eded up as a self-grainfilling, super silky finish.

So what's the issue with higher gloss levels?  Well my problem is always about trying to keep the coating thin but it actually levelling properly without leaving brushmarks or cloth-wipe ripples.  I knew I wasn't going to be able to buff satin while wet - because the additional applications tend to soften the earlier coats and that affects the gloss level - but I could do a variation.

So basically, what I have done so far is:

  • Apply a decent coat with a soft brush
  • Slurry with 400 grit wet and dry, working with the grain
  • Wipe off with (industrial - cheaper and bigger rolls) kitchen roll
  • Let dry
  • Repeat
  • Repeat, but using 800 grit

The results are very encouraging with the shine coming through but the thin-coat-organic-silky feel retained

Tomorrow, I will repeat, using 1500 or 2000 grit.  It shouldn't need any more.

For my 'piccolo-bass turned electric' project that I'm doing for myself, I'm going to see if I can get it to work with full gloss.  I've tried Osmo full gloss once before and had a few issues, but the above approach might just work.  Worth trying...

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1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

What Naxos said...I knew anyway..

That Satin finish is amazing - really brings the grain to life.

Mike must be suffering while he's waiting...:dash1:

Well worth the wait, as you already know Mick ^_^.  It's like a gripping serial on the telly - you can't wait for the next installment.

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Onto the headstock plate.

Most important lesson learned during my early veneering work - always know where the holes are before you cover them up!

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String tree hole drilled and thin double sided tape applied:

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Not perfect, but fit for purpose as a fully reversible mod:

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The (probably final) additional coat of the Osmo worked well:

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And full view:

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Rear view - the hatches have still got to have the edges tidied up but they seat nicely and almost certainly will be fine with magnetic catches:

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We are moving to machine screws (like Wal) rather than the standard Fender screws.  Got some nice stainless allen key machine screws for it but the supplier sent the wrong type of captive nuts - replacements should be with me Monday.

Still to do:

  • Tidy up the rear hatch edges
  • Install neck captive nuts
  • Fit magnetic catches
  • Copper-foil shield control chamber
  • Install pickups, switch and pots
  • Install strap buttons
  • Install bridge
  • Set up 

That's not too bad - and I'm really pleased how this is starting to look :)

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2 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

That's looking lovely.

Thanks, John. Waiting for some replacement captive screws that were wrongly sent and, irritatingly haven't arrived yet to then finish it off. I've still got a few other jobs on it which I will hopefully clear over the next two or three days in between the 'Christmas preparation help' task list (which is quite a long list!)

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