I’m a huge fan of the wipe on poly. Super easy to work with, very tough and beautiful finish in both gloss and semi. I use it for my custom pistol grips as well. I’ll take it over sprays all day long.
That burl looks almost like a paisley pattern at first glance. I was curious about the choice of black dye on a bleached veneer, but after hearing that the veneer was discounted for the line, I understand why you went with the bleached veneer.
Thanks for the Vids big D, I've learned a lot regarding the use of dyes on wood and figured woods. One question I have for you, I've seen you do this twice now, once on a normal top over a body, and in this one with a veneer. Especially with the veneer, why not cut out the body, and make the arm cut, then glue on the veneer, then route the body cavities so that the arm cut also is covered with veneer? The grain of the body was showing through under the black. Keep up the good work. Loving it. Bob in Germany
I saw a luthier over in Australia take a beautiful flamed maple top on to a Strat body. It was like 5-6mm thick, which for maple is pretty thick and can be quite brittle. He cut channel grooves on the back of the arm cut part of the maple, with his table saw. And I'll be damned if he didn't get that maple cap fold over the edge of the arm cut. I have no idea how thin the cap had to be in those channels to get it to fold over like that, but it was pretty freaking amazing. He's a really talented builder, but dang, he spends so much time doing certain tasks by hand, that could be handled with a power tool, plus repeated trial fitting etc before he moves on to the next task. It's almost too difficult to watch, but wow what amazing finished products. Even if it's not something I would personally want, you gotta give the guy credit for the quality of his work. Just like Big D here and his thorough applications of dyes. Amazing stuff. I wish I could get the Angelus dyes here for a halfway decent price. a 4 ounce bottle is about 60 euros. Transtint isn't even available. Like so many of the other top finishes and such, like basic wipe on poly. lol yeah that ain't happening. The worst part, the word Lack, which is the german word for lacquer, colored or otherwise, is a universal word for anything from paint to nitrocellulose. I rarely have a clue what it is I'm getting and whether or not it will work, or perhaps spontaneously combust from mixing too many chemicals. God I miss the USA.... :-/
Bigfoot in Germany you talking about Fletcher? Yeah that guy is awesome. I'm working on tele deluxe build. His true oil neck inspired me to replicate that on my build.
Hi BigDguitars.. with all my respect, you make good vids and i"ve learned a few things, but.. i don't get this ? You purchase pieces BLEACHED veneer wich isn't cheap and then apply pure black LEATHER dye over it, while knowing, it is hard to sand. Also, personally i would have glued the front veneer on after cutting and sanding the elbow belly with a vacuum bag or other method and applied a lighter color or burst dye. Again, this is a video, it would look certainly nicer in real time, and this is no critisism, but this way you could have just put black laquer over it and dipped it with regular kitchen paper to get some marble like finish. That's the way it looks to me now. In my humble opinion, that nice veneer was just a waste of money. Especially, i live in Europe, and it's very hard to find veneer , you have to import it and pay a lot of import fees. Sorry, but i had to say this. Cheers from Belgium.
I think it's because every piece of wood acts differently when you apply dye, especially when you don't have the benefit of being able to pick and choose your woods and keep them in a temperature and humidity controlled store for a year like larger manufacturers can, so he has to react to what happens. The usually impressive results show that it's not just guessing and fumbling, it's experience and understanding of his medium.
Joel H. Wtf are you talkin' about. Djeez, you make no sence at all. Did you ever used the same black leather dye on a veneered body, and you did a better job, or what.
purchase the dyes here: angelusdirect.com/?rfsn=566896.75dad582
I’m a huge fan of the wipe on poly.
Super easy to work with, very tough and beautiful finish in both gloss and semi.
I use it for my custom pistol grips as well.
I’ll take it over sprays all day long.
Wow, this one is coming out extraordinary! I look forward to seeing all finished with black hardware. Bravo.
That burl looks almost like a paisley pattern at first glance. I was curious about the choice of black dye on a bleached veneer, but after hearing that the veneer was discounted for the line, I understand why you went with the bleached veneer.
Nice - this has really helped me with my project 👍
That was an excellent presentation, thanks!
Looks Great 👍
Beautiful! Be criminal to put a pickguard on that strat!
Looking good D!!
Can't wait to see it finished.
Nicely done Big D
looks killer. 90% of black finishes are boring as hell, this is quite nice for a change :)
Have you done a vid of wipe on poly vs tru oil?
can we just rub the color and put clear coat without sanding to get totaly black color?
good job !!!!!!!!!!! That is looking so beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very nice !! looks sharp !!
Great work
I don't see the link for the veneer website.....great video though!!
Loving all the vids, my man. Anyone ever tell you that you sound like Vincent Donofrio?
Do you think being bleached played a big role in veneer taking so much dye and holding on to it? Thanks
I don't know to be honest
i think it looked better, before you used the black dye, i would have left it natural....
Is that wipe-on satin poly for clear coat? Just curious. Thanks
minwax wipe on poly
BigDGuitars - Thank you.
Thanks for the Vids big D, I've learned a lot regarding the use of dyes on wood and figured woods. One question I have for you, I've seen you do this twice now, once on a normal top over a body, and in this one with a veneer. Especially with the veneer, why not cut out the body, and make the arm cut, then glue on the veneer, then route the body cavities so that the arm cut also is covered with veneer? The grain of the body was showing through under the black. Keep up the good work. Loving it. Bob in Germany
I saw a luthier over in Australia take a beautiful flamed maple top on to a Strat body. It was like 5-6mm thick, which for maple is pretty thick and can be quite brittle. He cut channel grooves on the back of the arm cut part of the maple, with his table saw. And I'll be damned if he didn't get that maple cap fold over the edge of the arm cut. I have no idea how thin the cap had to be in those channels to get it to fold over like that, but it was pretty freaking amazing. He's a really talented builder, but dang, he spends so much time doing certain tasks by hand, that could be handled with a power tool, plus repeated trial fitting etc before he moves on to the next task. It's almost too difficult to watch, but wow what amazing finished products. Even if it's not something I would personally want, you gotta give the guy credit for the quality of his work. Just like Big D here and his thorough applications of dyes. Amazing stuff. I wish I could get the Angelus dyes here for a halfway decent price. a 4 ounce bottle is about 60 euros. Transtint isn't even available. Like so many of the other top finishes and such, like basic wipe on poly. lol yeah that ain't happening. The worst part, the word Lack, which is the german word for lacquer, colored or otherwise, is a universal word for anything from paint to nitrocellulose. I rarely have a clue what it is I'm getting and whether or not it will work, or perhaps spontaneously combust from mixing too many chemicals. God I miss the USA.... :-/
Bigfoot in Germany you talking about Fletcher? Yeah that guy is awesome. I'm working on tele deluxe build. His true oil neck inspired me to replicate that on my build.
JH the man knows his way around some double sided tape too :)
Bigfoot in Germany Texas Toast Guitars just did a video about that too with a 1/8" veneer, but the veneer wasn't slotted. Check that video out too
Hi BigDguitars.. with all my respect, you make good vids and i"ve learned a few things, but.. i don't get this ? You purchase pieces BLEACHED veneer wich isn't cheap and then apply pure black LEATHER dye over it, while knowing, it is hard to sand. Also, personally i would have glued the front veneer on after cutting and sanding the elbow belly with a vacuum bag or other method and applied a lighter color or burst dye. Again, this is a video, it would look certainly nicer in real time, and this is no critisism, but this way you could have just put black laquer over it and dipped it with regular kitchen paper to get some marble like finish. That's the way it looks to me now. In my humble opinion, that nice veneer was just a waste of money. Especially, i live in Europe, and it's very hard to find veneer , you have to import it and pay a lot of import fees. Sorry, but i had to say this. Cheers from Belgium.
I think using straight dye is too much. 2 coats of this? Can you thin this crap? I don't get put on alot and then take it back off. WTF?
always put 2 coats on. this wood is thirsty!
Waste of good veneer. You may as well have bought an alder body or something and just painted it black.
Idk why people pay you to do this, it's like you're just guessing and fumbling through half the time. Unsubbed to remind myself to stop watching.
I think it's because every piece of wood acts differently when you apply dye, especially when you don't have the benefit of being able to pick and choose your woods and keep them in a temperature and humidity controlled store for a year like larger manufacturers can, so he has to react to what happens. The usually impressive results show that it's not just guessing and fumbling, it's experience and understanding of his medium.
Don’t understand the comment at all.
Joel H. Wtf are you talkin' about.
Djeez, you make no sence at all.
Did you ever used the same black leather dye on a veneered body, and you did a better job, or what.