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Comment by Brown Water Jerry (Rice) on October 25, 2014 at 1:31am

I just found this thread.  I gotta do it as my first fret job!  

" im gonna cover it with chocolate syrup and eat it till the cows come home"

Comment by the anonymous pick on August 14, 2012 at 10:00pm

i  just  use  wire cutters  .

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 13, 2012 at 1:26am

the  wood is zebra  wood . it is unfinished .

if i were to add a finish  , i would do it after   gluing the  pins on .

Comment by Tim on March 12, 2012 at 7:07pm

Did you put the pins on after you finished the wood? I am very new at this if that is an odd qiestion.

Comment by David Davies on March 12, 2012 at 7:39am

I've used the vinegar method myself it woks very well.. Strong coffee tea and even beet juice work well as stains to give a weathered look. I've also had good luck using a heat gun on certain projects...... Dave

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 12, 2012 at 6:04am

cider vinegar ..  (the redish  stuff is best  )   just pull apart one  ball a bit  and let it soak    in  a jar  of vinagar ..  bout 3 hours   at least ..  then  just   use the water as  you would any finish   or  paint . ..   dont need to  slap it on too thick .. just get the wood wet .

then wait and watch a few mins  ,, it will turn gray  before your eyes .  soaking longer make a darker stain .

different woods    have different  shade results , but all  aged looked .. darker woods will  go  darker    etc .

good luck ;-)

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on March 12, 2012 at 5:33am

I gotta go to the store, used all the vinegar making pickled eggs. I'll let you know how it turns out (the wood not the eggs)

Wierd looking guitar, I like it.

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 12, 2012 at 5:01am

hi  bob ..  you  can get a darker look leaving it on longer  - some suggest   soack over night ..  but  with light colors  like poplar   etc ..      3  hours gives it a nice faded gray  look .

it will  go on like water and not look like anything at first ..  but  give it a few seconds and  a chem reaction   takes place  .  try it on a   test piece  then  compare the cleann when  it  is  dry ..  it should fully change in about 3 mins

 

heres a picture of my  tea  and tea  build .. i used it  on .. the  neck behind the  yardstich was white as a sheet , and the  boxes were fresh   white/yellow pine .  (its actually a bit darker than the pic shows

 

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on March 12, 2012 at 3:18am

Yeah, thanks Anonymous, I'll try that this week, never heard of it before.

Comment by Rand Moore on March 12, 2012 at 12:29am

Hi Anonymous Pick,

By "roller pin", you mean like "hair rollers" + "pin". I'll translate that into Chinese and Google the Hanzi to see if I can find anything like what you are talking about. Google's image search is probably my best bet as I can visualize the results a lot faster than mucking around translating Hanzi text back into English.

-Rand

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