S1 taking shape

[shadowcastaz]

I took a break from laquer  and laid out my S1. I need to put some more dark on the outer edges , but Im likin it so far.



I decided to do a  tiger head stock overlay

[Barklessdog]

The green looks cool. Can't wait to see this one.

[shadowcastaz]

I was inspired by your blues hawk to do both these  projects. I do agree that if I had done a short scale on the S1 the hardware would have layed out better . I could not find a short scale neck at the time . Hell I may make another if I like this one.

[drbassman]

Wow, that is really green! What kind of dye process/material did you use?

[shadowcastaz]

I did the black dye and sanded back. Then I started with diluted stewmac bright green & a bit of yellow. I sanded back a bit, added a couple drops of green. Its nice(mostly because i like green) I left the edges  light  maple and the mahog is natural w/ white grain fill.

[drbassman]

Water based or nitro medium?

[shadowcastaz]

Black is alcohol base from a powder. Yellow and green are water based.

[Barklessdog]

Now if you can just finish it for St Patty's day and we can toast it with green beer!

[shadowcastaz]

 :mrgreen:Im on it !

[shadowcastaz]

Buffed and a bit of sun ,finally.





I tried the faux binding and it came out good. here you can see where the top  trims for the arm cut.

[Chris P.]

Cool! To late for Saint Patrick's Day though;)

[Dr. Aquafresh]

The faux binding is super cool.

I like the idea of binding better than the instalation, the exposed maple edge really looks flash and no super glued fingers!

[shadowcastaz]

St. Patricks day is everyday 4 some 

[shadowcastaz]

Barklessdog did it on his Bleushawk project and It came out nice. Definate glueless plus!!!!!

neck and head plate came out good also.

[Barklessdog]

Looks really nice. Good Timing!