Fender Cyclone project

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:20 pm

OOOH! Nice! Almost done.

Just needs the string holes for the ferrules.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:27 pm

BTW The grain lined up with contours almost perfect! Like they were meant to be there.

wMCTTwM by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

CROSS_guitars · Post by **CROSS_guitars** » Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:18 pm

It's a very nice piece of alder.
Have you decided how you wanna finish it yet?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:21 am

Torn. The grain is so nice I would hate to do a solid color over it. I might stain it and sand it back to darken the grain and then just shoot clear over it.

CROSS_guitars · Post by **CROSS_guitars** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 6:48 pm

That would be cool, especially with darkened grain. But also transparent white?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:00 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:That would be cool, especially with darkened grain. But also transparent white?

Was thinking clear over the natural color since I use rattle cans. I don't think I could do transparent white?

tylerforyou · Post by **tylerforyou** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:05 pm

That grain is the nicest. I think you're right on with the natural finish.

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Ben17e · Post by **Ben17e** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:55 pm

HNB wrote:
CROSS_guitars wrote:That would be cool, especially with darkened grain. But also transparent white?
Was thinking clear over the natural color since I use rattle cans. I don't think I could do transparent white?

If you really want transparent white, thin milk paint could do it or a wood stain that you clear over.

CROSS_guitars · Post by **CROSS_guitars** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:58 pm

The alder is quite dark. I dampened it with thinners to see how it looks and it's nice and dark for alder.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:59 pm

I tried using milk paint a couple times and it just doesn't look white to me on alder. It looks more pink with white highlights? I think on ash it would work great since it is lighter in color?

HairyChapter · Post by **HairyChapter** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 4:23 am

Really clean work. One more vote for transparent finish of some kind. The wood is to nice to cover in opaque iMHO

CROSS_guitars · Post by **CROSS_guitars** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:59 am

Here's the ferrules.
I haven't pushed them all the way in incase I can't get them back out.

PixMix · Post by **PixMix** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:31 am

Such a beautiful piece of wood, and your great craftsmanship is doing justice to the piece of alder. Alder is one of those types of wood that dopes't absorb due and taking very evenly, which is why alder is usually finished with tinted/toned lacquers, when a transparent finish is desired. You have some small scrap pieces; I would run some tests and see where it goes. I am really looking forward to seeing the completed project.