Rôckhewer
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I do count on you for this type of humor.
...It's a group effort.
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First Build - "Lucifer"
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...It's a group effort.
You may be able to get some cream from the doctor for that.
Edit: Damn someone already beat me to it!
Honestly if you grain filled well with the shellac then 10 might be darned close, depending on how glassy you want it. Applied on bare wood, the first several coats of tru oil basically just sink in and almost disappear, I'm assuming that didn't really happen for you since the wood was sealed already.
No, it started glossing up right away. Like, coat #2 was already shiny. You can see those pics in this post -
First Build - "Lucifer"
Okay, coat #10 is applied -
I think I'm gonna stop there and just let it cure for a while. We'll see how it looks in a few weeks or something.
I think I'm gonna stop there and just let it cure for a while. We'll see how it looks in a few weeks or something.
It looks awesome 
But if you're gonna cut and buff it at all then build is your friend...
But if you're gonna cut and buff it at all then build is your friend...
And just to peer pressure a little more... if you keep going with 2 per day until Friday, that's six more coats, then you can surely get three in each on Christmas and Boxing Day (do you guys do boxing day yet or is that mostly us?), giving you 12 more coats by next Monday. From there let it hang somewhere warm for a month and see how hard it is, and then buff it. It's so beautiful already and 99% of the way there, why **** the bed now? 
Okay, you can cuss me out now.
Okay, you can cuss me out now.
More, more, more...how do you like it...
Well, this morning I noticed that it has a run on the front at the upper horn. I'd guess that I got it on the sides a little too thick (or way too thick) after flipping it over to do the back and it ran down onto the face of the horn. So now I've got some leveling to do there before I move on. I'm kind of frustrated at the moment so I'm gonna just leave it alone for a bit and come back to it. 
I use a razor to slice off most of a run and let it harden up then level just the runs with a block and sandpaper. Then just keep applying. I'm still going strong layering up these two.Well, this morning I noticed that it has a run on the front at the upper horn. I'd guess that I got it on the sides a little too thick (or way too thick) after flipping it over to do the back and it ran down onto the face of the horn. So now I've got some leveling to do there before I move on. I'm kind of frustrated at the moment so I'm gonna just leave it alone for a bit and come back to it.
Yes it is and it is detailed hereRight hand one looks like a Carvin LB-75...?
Carvin LB75 ressurection
Dan's video on drop fills also give a nice tip about how to shave off the high part of a drop fill. Seems like you may be able to do something like this to correct a drip.Well, this morning I noticed that it has a run on the front at the upper horn. I'd guess that I got it on the sides a little too thick (or way too thick) after flipping it over to do the back and it ran down onto the face of the horn. So now I've got some leveling to do there before I move on. I'm kind of frustrated at the moment so I'm gonna just leave it alone for a bit and come back to it.
Soo.......I hate to bump this one now with all the WBO posts, but yeah....
I noticed I had more than just the run in the upper horn. There's also a healthy run along the forearm carve. They look kinda like this -
So yeah, I've got some sanding back to do here.
I'm pretty frustrated. I'm not really sure how to "set" it so it doesn't run while it self levels. I don't really have a way to hang it, because if I put it out in the garage where I could hang it from a tuner hole or something, it's cold out there and it'll take three days for each coat to dry. If I move it inside where I had it, I can't hang it from my ceiling. So I don't really know how to handle this just yet, other than to set it off to the side and forget about it for a while until my frustration dies down. Probably why this has take almost two years so far. 
I noticed I had more than just the run in the upper horn. There's also a healthy run along the forearm carve. They look kinda like this -
So yeah, I've got some sanding back to do here.
I'm pretty frustrated. I'm not really sure how to "set" it so it doesn't run while it self levels. I don't really have a way to hang it, because if I put it out in the garage where I could hang it from a tuner hole or something, it's cold out there and it'll take three days for each coat to dry. If I move it inside where I had it, I can't hang it from my ceiling. So I don't really know how to handle this just yet, other than to set it off to the side and forget about it for a while until my frustration dies down. Probably why this has take almost two years so far.
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It happens. That's one reason to do really thin coats. But it can still happen. Nothing to do but sand it back and keep going!
On runs, I like to use a scraper to get it flush if possible as it will scratch things less IME. One thing about tru-oil is that it can be applied really thinly, almost wiped on and wiped off. A standing amount of finish isn't really necessary, and that's partly why it can take so many coats, but also helps prevent runs. The good thing is, once you've scraped or smoothed it flush again, it will disappear under the next coat.
A very fine flat file can work wonders on really big sags since it's easy to glide it across the sag and have it only hit the high areas. Pretty much zero pressure except the weight of the file and it'll get it nice and flat.
Don't Run From Me -
Okay, I'm finally past my frustration with the runs in got in this finish. So let's do something about them now that my other build is on hold for a bit here. I hot those pesky runs with some 400 grit and they leveled off pretty quickly. Then I applied another coat to the affected areas. After a couple hours I hit one more coat. We'll go to the "1 coat every 12 hours" method from here, focusing just on the affected areas for now.
I will say, this finish seems soft when attacking it with sandpaper. I will need to consider this when I am ready to level and buff. Maybe we go straight to micromesh wet. I dunno. I know the 400 was too aggressive.
Okay, I'm finally past my frustration with the runs in got in this finish. So let's do something about them now that my other build is on hold for a bit here. I hot those pesky runs with some 400 grit and they leveled off pretty quickly. Then I applied another coat to the affected areas. After a couple hours I hit one more coat. We'll go to the "1 coat every 12 hours" method from here, focusing just on the affected areas for now.
I will say, this finish seems soft when attacking it with sandpaper. I will need to consider this when I am ready to level and buff. Maybe we go straight to micromesh wet. I dunno. I know the 400 was too aggressive.
