Birch Repair complete
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:04 pm
1st practice project ready for finishing
New Birch back and top from RC Tonewoods on this Stella Harmony repair project. John at Blues Creek glued them for me as I hadn't learned how yet but have that bit down now.
Neck is not glued on. Original sides, blocks, and braces. New celluloid, ivoriod binding. Thought I should post now after binding and before finishing in case I ruin it. I have a rather large pile of stained scrap wood tests building up on the bench. Thinking of minwax pre-conditioner, stain, then shellac sealer, then tru-oil buffed to satin but still learning about all that.
I have original floating bridge, nut, tailpiece, and tuners but the tuners are going are going to be replaced.
(red tone is a reflection of the sidewalk)
New Birch back and top from RC Tonewoods on this Stella Harmony repair project. John at Blues Creek glued them for me as I hadn't learned how yet but have that bit down now.
Neck is not glued on. Original sides, blocks, and braces. New celluloid, ivoriod binding. Thought I should post now after binding and before finishing in case I ruin it. I have a rather large pile of stained scrap wood tests building up on the bench. Thinking of minwax pre-conditioner, stain, then shellac sealer, then tru-oil buffed to satin but still learning about all that.
I have original floating bridge, nut, tailpiece, and tuners but the tuners are going are going to be replaced.
(red tone is a reflection of the sidewalk)