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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:12 am
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Beautiful Strat but I have to say I am mor ompressed with your home made one. Wow when I scrolled down I did not expect to see such a hot looking ax. Did everyone in class have theres come out looking the same or were you allowed to pick your own pick guard and hardware. As Ceri stated already I wish there were teachers cool like that when I went to school.


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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:19 am
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As Ceri stated already I wish there were teachers cool like that when I went to school.

I got exactly six months of highschool woodwork at the age of 11 before I had to give it up to do something else. In that time I made one very ill-fitting mortice and tenon joint and a small and extremely ugly lamp stand. My mother loyally used it by her bedside for the next few years till I left home - at which point she quietly and rightly threw it in the fire. :lol:

BTW: yep, I agree with StrayCat; the homebrew is much the more eyecatching guitar. Kudos.

Cheers - C


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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:31 am
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Well it IS called a G&T, not a g&ttttt :)

I agree, bottle of Tanq or Bombay should always be kept in the freezer. Loosen ups the fingers for the fast passages.

Must admit though Ceri, never tried the Plymouth gin myself. Will have to see if I can find some down here in oz (or up in the uk when I'm there next). Bitters in the G&T is good mix up for the middle of the day, especially when it's 38 deg C or more. Cools you down a bit ;)

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Thanks for the comments guys. Yeah everyones did turn out pretty much the same. that was till the class ended. After that most got a bucket load of stickers plasted on them. Some borders sanded back the oil finish and sprayed em black. I think from the ones I saw, only mine and my mates remained upchanged...

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Must admit though Ceri, never tried the Plymouth gin myself. Will have to see if I can find some down here in oz (or up in the uk when I'm there next). Bitters in the G&T is good mix up for the middle of the day, especially when it's 38 deg C or more. Cools you down a bit ;)


Oh yeah? You come through sometimes do you? Let us know if you feel like it and we'll hook up and try some of those recipes together. I know some places...

8) - C

PS Plymouth do a very nice sloe gin for any Joe Bonamassa fans round here...


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May i ask what oil you used for the finish? Also did you use grain filler?


Unfortunately between age 14 and now I have sunk my fair share of G&Ts (incase you're wondering: 1/2 tanqueray, 1/2 tonic, slice of lemon) so that memory has be blissfully swept away. I do remember not using any grain filler on it at all, but the actual oil we used to finish it... no idea sorry mate.

If you're unhappy with your finish then by all means sand it down and start again. If theres anything I can't stress enough though.... sand till its smooth as, get that raw wood as smooth as you can. Once you oil it up (again) you don't want any roughness what so ever. When doing some research for another build, I found that Tru oil is extremely popular for it's ease of use. If you do end up choosing that route, check out this page http://www.lmii.com/carttwo/truoil.htm. Nothing like a complete step by step guide on how to use a product.

Hello Impulse7!

Thanks for the reply. The link you posted will come in very handy. Your quite right about the sanding. I'd sanded the body so fine it had a shine that you could almost see your reflection in it! Dispite my efforts with the sanding I believe my piece of Mahogany required a little grain filler to achive the finish I was after.

I must confess that i'd kind of bodged my strat body. I rushed it, and along side work stresses i should have benched it for a few months and given it the time and attention it deserved. I'd rear routed it as my original intentions were to go without a pick guard to show off as much wood as poss, But It didn't look quite right. So I'll along with the re-fin i'll be trying to fill the rear cavity (I still have the off cuts for this) and top route it so a loaded pickguard can be fitted. Worthy of it thread me thinks!

Thanks again

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