Andyjr1515 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Obviously I have reported this knee/drill potential injuryfest to H&S who will be in contact forthwith. Agreed - it doesn't look good. Happily, it is fake (well, if the US President can run a country on that basis for 4 years...). I can only take a one handed photo on the SLR with my right hand, which unfortunately is the hand I drill with. So this is held in the left hand and is not drilling. "And that, m'lud, is the reason we are not paying the insurance for the totally forseeable accident." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Just now, Andyjr1515 said: Agreed - it doesn't look good. Happily, it is fake (well, if the US President can run a country on that basis for 4 years...). I can only take a one handed photo on the SLR with my right hand, which unfortunately is the hand I drill with. So this is held in the left hand and is not drilling. "And that, m'lud, is the reason we are not paying the insurance for the totally forseeable accident." See, I knew it would be a set up for demonstration purposes, you are a supremely sensible man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 16 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Agreed - it doesn't look good. Happily, it is fake (well, if the US President can run a country on that basis for 4 years...). I can only take a one handed photo on the SLR with my right hand, which unfortunately is the hand I drill with. So this is held in the left hand and is not drilling. "And that, m'lud, is the reason we are not paying the insurance for the totally forseeable accident." I must admit it looked like the opening sequence for an episode of Casualty... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 It's when you do something like this, and just as you look at yourself and think, if I slipped this could hurt, you slip and find that yes, it does hurt. 😄 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Whenever I come to these threads I think "Come on Andy, stop working on the bass and post something.." Whenever the owner of the bass comes to the thread they're thinking "Come on Andy stop posting and get working on the bass..." As they say, "you can't please everybody.." 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: Whenever the owner of the bass comes to the thread they're thinking "Come on Andy stop posting and get working on the bass..." The customer, as they say, is king. So a bit more progress. Hatch cut. Again most builders have their own ways, but I cut a paper template from the recess already cut: I cut the blank out on the bandsaw a mm or so oversize and then use the real high-tech stuff: I start with the straight run at the top and just follow the overlapped edge round with the sanding block a cm at a time. Until: ..it fits (private thought...PHEW!) With a quick sealing coat, I'm pleased that the grain is broadly in the same direction . Once it is all fully finished, it will the the same shade too. So, two more jobs to do, hopefully this afternoon: final sanding of the body cutouts and edges and the profile tweaks of the neck...and then it's the start of the finishing processes. With this part of the build process being a bit like watching paint tru-oil dry, I won't do a blow by blow - I'll do a summary of the method and show you the results when it's done Watch this space 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Getting close 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: Watch this space 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: The customer, as they say, is king. That's not what they say about me, and well you know it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 The customer is always right. Especially when they are asking the impossible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Si600 said: The customer is always right. Especially when they are asking the impossible. That's a road to bankruptcy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Orange County Choppers - "We can do the impossible - it just costs more..." 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 15 hours ago, TheGreek said: Orange County Choppers Apart from Vinnie, Michael's about the only one there that I liked. I stopped watching after Vinnie left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I agree...the dysfunctional family behaviour being aired in front of millions may not have been a good idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I stopped watching it when they started using off the shelf parts which would then be modified just to keep up with demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, TheGreek said: I agree...the dysfunctional family behaviour being aired in front of millions may not have been a good idea... I dunno, following the royal family has kept the tabloids in business. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Shhh! Andy's going to be back any minute and we'll all get lines if he catches us out of our seats mucking about. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Shhh! Andy's going to be back any minute and we'll all get lines if he catches us out of our seats mucking about. You're all very naughty boys! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 The finish prep has gone well. It's a bit like decorating where all the preparation takes for ever and then the final painting goes pretty quickly. Anyway, the first of the final finish coats is on. I'll do a couple more before I take a shot or two to show how it's starting to turn out. So maybe a couple of photos tomorrow but certainly by Sunday. For the finished finish look, I need to double check with @Jus Lukin to what he prefers (eg degree of satin or gloss) but, the way I go about it, these latter stages I'm doing at the moment are common to all of my natural wood finishes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I'll Nick @TheGreeks line... ....you are a tease 🤭 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Take 100 guitar and bass builders and there will be 100 different ways of finishing - so, as normal, all I can do is outline how I personally do it. And for both stained and natural woods, and whether I will eventually leave it satin or go for full polyurethane gloss, I usually start at the same place - the trusted old 'Tru-Oil slurry and buff' method. What I find is that - even if I'm going to apply a different finish in the end - it is a great way of grain filling, sealing and finish sanding all in one process. The method is well covered in a number of builds or gun-stock finishing videos (which is what Tru-oil was originally designed for) but essentially it is: - using wet and dry sandpaper where the 'wet' is actually tru-oil and creating a slurry with the sanding dust that fills grain and small aberations with a wood-coloured filler - then wipe off across the grain while still wet, leaving the residue in the troughs of the grain - then, once dry, repeat (usually 2-3 times) but this time with finer paper and not only wipe off while still wet, but buff up (by hand) to a satin finish And this, below, is after just after 2 coats, the first slurry and wipe coat with 320 grit paper yesterday and then, this morning, a slurry and buff coat with 400 grit: And, just for @SpondonBassed - a pseudo volute: To the touch, this is all silky smooth already 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 That... is... lush! 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Joking aside, this is rapidly becoming one of my favourites among your builds. The only thing extra I think I might have asked for would be a bend well, KingBass stylee, as I think the club shaped end would lend itself to one but that's neither here nor there. Nice work as always. Respect to @Jus Lukin for commissioning it. I reckon from now on you will be doing much more than just looking. There's going to be a fair bit of noodling too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Beautiful job Andy. That finish has really brought out the flame in the maple parts of the neck. Edited January 30, 2021 by pete.young 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, pete.young said: Beautiful job Andy. That finish has really brought out the flame in the maple parts of the neck. Thanks, Pete. Hope all good over in Ipswich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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