Recent content by Ed Weston

I'd ask if you used a filler after sealing. I don't know if it would get you to a smooth surface from what I see. Heat guns might get the old finish off easier than sanding. Though I did sand back to bare wood myself once. I've used water based systems twice with good results. The top coat was...

Ohh mann!

I'm still waiting for the finish to cure on the latest. I have four. In order. A 74 Guild M 85 II. Which I bought new. Currently it needs a little refurbbing, of the electrics at least, and maybe the neck. It has some belt buckle rash on the back and some small wear throughs. I beat on it for...

I'm a sculptor not a luthier. A few years ago I made a rough copy of a Guild M 85 ll out of Mahogany using a Kiesel neck through neck and some professional hole cutting. I've been happy with it, but my hands kept itching to really sculpt a bass and my head kept throwing up ideas to try. So I got...