More new stuff.

[JaegerGuitarFinish]

I thought I would post up some more new stuff I have been working on for you guys.

The first body is a warmoth LP. My customer bought the body and then did all the hand painted art work on it before he sent it to me. I then put clear over the front and did a trans red on the back.




The artist has a web site here it is if you want to check out more of his stuff.
www.fleisherstudios.com

The next guitar is one that I have been working on for a while. I painted the body back in Feb. of this year. I painted a neck for it at that time but the customer changed his mind and made a new neck for it. So I just finished the new neck. It has amazing detail on the fingerboard inlay. Its hard to see in the pictures but the center of the body is a candy red burst. And going down the sides of the neck is also a candy red burst. The side dots were replaced with stars for the side markers. From what I'm told this guitar has already been sold for more then $20k.






The pictures don't do the inlay work justice. The amount of detail is just amazing!! In her hair there are small lines of wood that provide the details. And the stars coming off of her hands are gold dust that he shaved and put on the neck. This guy makes some PRS stuff look like amateur work!

Let me know what you guys think about these.

[ijustwannastrat]

Amazing. I would love to see more of your stuff. I check out your website probably once every other week, hoping for new images.

Just wondering, do you ever do matte or satin finishes?

[JaegerGuitarFinish]

Right now I don't post up new finishes on my site. I'm getting ready to launch a new site. I do satin finishes. I can do them over clear or over a color.

[cynical1]

Very nice work. I'm still fighting the battle of burl wood and endless coats of lacquer.

Besides, grain filler, which can look like a puddle of sand, is there a better way to build up inclusion prone wood? I'm on my 15th sanded coat of lacquer and wondered if there's an easier way. Inquiring minds...and tired finger want to know...

Happy Trails


Cynical One

[stringbean]

Hey Cynical1 First, thanks for the kind words about "My First Shielding Project" Appreciated that.

2 years later, but if you're still interested in building up inclusion prone wood, the guys you need to talk to are at Craft Festivals all over the country. My wife and I had a craft business for 16 years, and knew several guys who use a form of Crazy Glue to fill massive voids in all kinds of wood, and the results are rock hard, and beautiful to the eye. I don't recall the chemical name, you'll have to get it from one of the users if I can't get it for you, but one guy crushes lumps of Turquoise that he collects in some Nevada desert, to dust, mixes it with the Crazy Chemical, and then fills large voids in spectacular, heavily voided pieces of wood. From there he goes to his wood lathe, and begins the process of turning the pieces down to bowls and vase's as thin as 1/8th of an inch. The results are pretty dazzling. As I said though, there are a several guys doing this now, in a variety of ways. I just sent an email to one of the guys we used to know, waiting for a reply, but it's been a long time since we spoke. In the meantime, maybe you can do some research yourself and beat me to the answer. I'll letcha know if I get a better answer for you. bean

[cynical1]

Well, I'm not sure what the "Crazy Chemical" stuff is...and deserts are pretty few and far between in Wisconsin... I did just cop out and used gel Crazy Glue. It's cleaner then wood filler.

The guitar is almost done. It just needs everything soldered up and it's done. Once I have it buttoned up I'll post some pictures.

I'll have to learn something simple to make some sound files...my picking ability leaves much to be desired and the strings are a lot closer then the bass, so fingerstyle ain't much better...

Happy Trails

Cynical One