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Posted: 2 May 2011 6:35 pm
by Bent Romnes
Just a pic or 2 to show you I am still alive and working on the project.
Drilled leg holes in the end plates today:
Changer/pickup housing:
Posted: 2 May 2011 7:00 pm
by Elton Smith
Great work Bent.Look up aircraft spruse .com and get a magazine.I think you will find a lot of stuff you can use.They furnish all kinds of pull rods rivnuts and stuff you can't normally find.
Posted: 2 May 2011 7:02 pm
by Elton Smith
Thats spruce, my bad
Posted: 3 May 2011 12:07 pm
by Ned McIntosh
www.aircraftspruce.com/ will get you to their website.
I never thought of getting stuff for a steel-guitar from them, I usually just get parts and stuff for my aeroplanes instead!
They will send you a catalogue (CD-ROM or hard-copy) or you can download the whole catalogue as a pdf file if you prefer. Their range of stuff is huge and their service is great!
Posted: 3 May 2011 6:10 pm
by Bent Romnes
Elton, Ned, I went and looked them up and sure enough, there are items there that can be used in steel production. Definitely worth bookmarking. Thanks!
Posted: 3 May 2011 10:02 pm
by Elton Smith
Bent please order a catalog.The web site is only a glimez of what they have
Posted: 8 Jun 2011 5:22 pm
by Bent Romnes
Stained the body the other day
Posted: 9 Jun 2011 6:27 am
by Storm Rosson
Looking way good my friend..
Posted: 14 Jun 2011 3:41 am
by Ron Pruter
Hi Bent.
I too am ready to stain my maple Sho Bud. I intend to lightly seal it with shellac before I do it, to make the stain go on more evenly. The aprons and neck will be rosewood transparent and the deck will be natural. I'm thinking of using leather dyes. If that don't work,on my sample scrap wood, I'll try a water based aniline dye. I could spray or wipe. What did you use on this pretty blue and how did you apply it? Ron
Posted: 14 Jun 2011 4:42 am
by Bent Romnes
Ron, for this project I used Colortone dye from StewMac.
Aniline dye- I assume you mean the powder- I used on 'Red'. It was ok but a pain to mix and get the tone I wanted(never got it 100% to my liking)Then the water I mixed it with raised teh grain and I had to sand a bit and this in turn made the finish appear spotty.
Fiebings leather dye works quite well. Bill Ford can tell you more about it. I believe it to be less economical than Colortone.
Colortone mixes with denatured alcohol and hardly raises the grain at all. I will sand very lightly with 600 sandpaper. It goes on bare wood, no prep needed or recommended other than sanding.
I sprayed it on with an HVLP sprayer
I would be careful with that shellac sealer. It is alcohol based, as is leather dye. You might end up making a mess if it loosens.
Maybe others have more experience with that aspect and can advise you further?