Sam Chambers
10-18-2013, 6:14 PM
I'm about to start my first guitar build - a Strat style, with some twists. Chambered alder body, with a figured walnut top. I'm trying to decide on a finish.
I'm thinking of boiled linseed to start, because I like what it does to walnut. After grain filling, it'll get nitrocellulose lacquer.
I'm just wondering if this recipe will give the alder enough color, or if I need to dye it first. The look I'm after is something amber that will not contrast too much with the walnut. Does anyone have some ideas?
I'm thinking of boiled linseed to start, because I like what it does to walnut. After grain filling, it'll get nitrocellulose lacquer.
I'm just wondering if this recipe will give the alder enough color, or if I need to dye it first. The look I'm after is something amber that will not contrast too much with the walnut. Does anyone have some ideas?