March 18, 2011
Today is a day off school, so I’m spraying. I’ve applied the 9th coat to the uke and the walnut OM, and the third coat (of 12) on the koa dreadnought. It’s looking fine, after an exceptionally well executed pore filling step.
March 11, 2011
Spray day today. Added 3 more coats to Guitar 903, and Uke 1001 bringing them to 6. Striving for 12.
Applied the first three coats to the neck for Guitar 1001 while the pore filler dries on the box.
Between coats, I spent a wee bit of time inserting a temporary piece in the truss rod channel for Guitar 1002. This is to assist in finding the centerline for the neck as I work on the taper.
February 15, 2011
The spray odyssey begins. One coat of sanding sealer (lacquer) before applying the pore filler. The walnut OM color and grain is jumping out even with one coat.
The bubinga uke got the first spray treatment. Some imperfections revealed themselves, but should be hidden once the 12th coat of lacquer gets applied.
The koa dreadnought is awaiting further sanding. I am going to sand this guitar way too much vs. previous attempts to sand too little.
