Murray Hunt wrote:
Very nice Doug, sounds lovely too. What did you use to finish? Also, how did you cut that japanese maple sound hole - I haven't even attempted an oval yet!
Cheers,
Murray
Cheers,
Murray
Thanks Murray. To answer your questions...
Finish schedule - epoxy fill (3x), lacquer sealer, 5 coats Mohawk nitro Instrument Lacquer, level sand to 600, 5 more coats, cure for three weeks, wet sand 600 through to 1200, buff with Menzerna medium and fine, apply swirl remover then light auto wax.
Soundport execution: the fingerboard inlay, purchased through Andy DePaule, comes with a printable file from which to work from. I just picked one of the Japanese Maple inlays, cut it out of a print out, glued it in place with CA glue, drilled most of the space out using a few diameters of drill bits and then used needle files and strips of sandpaper to clean the rest of it up. Of course the sound port is backed up by a cut off of the same side material but oriented with the grain running perpendicular to the sides for strength.
