New yorker replica: finished!

[banjo980]

What would you use to fill the wood before painting? (it's maple)
Epoxy?
Cyano Acrylate?
...other?
Thank you for your help,
Xavier

[Bent]

Xavier, if it's open grained wood, and you are staining, I would use wood filler.
If it's close-grained wood (like hard maple) I would not use anything. Just stain(if wanted) and then a coat of sealer, then the top coats.

[banjo980]

Bent, it's hard maple, so... sealer?

Then I think I'll use automotive paints (mostly black, and a little of white-ivoroid) and varnish...?

Xavier

[banjo980]

Hello,

Let's continue...

For the strength of the angles, I decided to bind the top of the body:




I'll sand the angles of the bottom round soon

Xavier

[azureskys]

Hi banjo, that binding sure looks good dosent it , it adds a nice finished look to an instrument , very nice work . Russ

[banjo980]

Today I rounded the bottom edges:

[Bent]

Xavier, Some stunning and very detailed, painstaking work you are doing there my friend.
Yes, for hard maple I would use sealer. Maybe 2 or 3 coats to lessen the chance of bleed-thru of the paint.
I would sand lightly after the last coat of primer.

[banjo980]

I got today my "bone" corian... It's pleasant to work with:


I sealed the maple with a thin layer of epoxy and silica powder, it's setting now

Now that I got my corian, I can think about the bridge...
I have several options:
Rout a cavity that fits the corian piece to hold it vertically (I might have to find a 6 mm router bit )
Let it stay on the body with pieces of wood to hold it
Or use my 6 mm round brass rod with a piece of maple...


What would you do?

Thanks,
Xavier

[banjo980]

I finished to seal the wood with epoxy (the second coat is setting) and I'm happy with the result
Xavier

[Paul Lafountaine]

Looks beautiful. Can you flip it over and give us a look at the top. I really want to see the detail work.

Paul