woodfiller mastic (syntobois) with pigments. C.Grellier's technic.
Drying of the chocolate cream.
Sanding, some pores get reopen, but not too much.
It's prefearable to be darker than clearer..
Trys of dye mix (alcohol based, Fiebing's) to match the Gibson color.
Applying with the rag.
It looks like.
Technic of shading to build contrast of the maple curls.
An application of black (should have thinned it more)
And immediat removal with steelwhool and alcohol.
Complete sanding. Very hard, I should have thinned the black much more).
Depending on the orientation of the fibre, the absorbtion of the black dye is different. After sanding, the bottom of the curls are contrasted. Applying a yellow layer.
A line of orange on the perimeter.Rag.
The colors are melted using steelwhool soaked into alcohol.
A little bit darker on the perimeter. Do not flow on the sides !
Lighten well the center, with a clean pad and clean alcohol.
Once dry, light sanding with steel whool.
Comparison with the original.
Isolation the dye with a layer of shellac. Important, even an alcohol based dye will flow with the waterborne lacquer.
Drying
Scraping the binding, in spite of the masking tape.
Scapping the ebony edge, to keep it well black.
It is easier to scrape after shellac than before.
My setup for shooting the lacquer. Do not forget the filter/regulator.
The accessories are heightened, they receive as much layers as the rest.
wet level sanding, 1000 grit.
1 hour between each shot.
Level sanding. Soapy water.
after 12 layers, 3 weeks of hardenning (my vacation time :) ), finishing until 3000 grit.
Polising on the coton wheel mounted on the lathe. P5 then P9 polishing compounds. It shines !
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