Going to make some meteoras!

Bob411 said:
Read this and it made me think of way back on HC. "And I located the aniline dye I wanted. I’ll dissolve the powder in alcohol then mix it into some shellac, which will become my color coat. Then probably gloss lacquer over that."

I remember you were experimenting with rusty nails, going for an amber tint. Did that work out or, did you come up with something better? Love the feel of Tru oil, hate the naked white look.
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Oh man I’ve experimented with so much crap! lol most don’t work too well. Aniline dyes are way more reliable. Here we have some red/orange mixed with antique mahogany.
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Elias Graves said:
Oh man I’ve experimented with so much crap! lol most don’t work too well. Aniline dyes are way more reliable. Here we have some red/orange mixed with antique mahogany. View attachment 92150View attachment 92150
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Interestingly, much of the modern chemical industry can be traced back to 19th Century Germany and the quest to create analine dyes from the detritus of the coal-mining and refining (gasification) industries that were so heavily concentrated in the Ruhr. It led to the creation of giants chemical firms like IG Farben, Agfa, Bayer, etc. which gifted us with such lovely parting gifts as Zykon B gas and a host of carcinogens.
 
bsman said:
Interestingly, much of the modern chemical industry can be traced back to 19th Century Germany and the quest to create analine dyes from the detritus of the coal-mining and refining (gasification) industries that were so heavily concentrated in the Ruhr. It led to the creation of giants chemical firms like IG Farben, Agfa, Bayer, etc. which gifted us with such lovely parting gifts as Zykon B gas and a host of carcinogens.
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And some lovely dyes too! lol
 
Does that enormous void under the pickguard have any circuitry function or is it for weight-reduction?
 
Beginning to make some cuts. The shape looks good and I love how the black stripes line up. It’s a natural flame paint job!
Now that neck joint is TIGHT!
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Now beginning to cut the bevels on the front and back.
The limba is pretty cool. It works about like mahogany. Which means it’s pretty easy to cut carve and shape. It kinda smells like burning paper when you cut it with power tools.
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