The thing with curly maple is... It darkens with age. Turns golden, amber. Its always a good idea to go a shade lighter than you think. All finishes will add their own amber. Your end finish is almost identical to what I would do building a figured maple reproduction furniture piece. There's even recipes online for creating relic type "antique maple" finishes. That top came out amazing !
I did not like the color at all and really liked the orange, until you hit it with sanding sealer, then it really changed dramatically. Nice job on this, looks spectacular, like that wood should.
Just want to say that I’m a fan of your tutorials and watch your videos all the time. Recently moved out in the country with no cell service or wifi so I don’t get to watch as often unless I go out. I was wondering how to contact you by messenger or an email. My name is Ray and thanks for all the great videos
I love the way a quilted, flamed, and tigers eye tops look. I picked up a bunch of veneers and have been experimenting with different figured woods. I made a few pen holders using solid figured woods. I have been using Keda wood stains with an epoxy resin clear. I can't get use to the true oil finishes. I'm looking for a nice deep finish with a high gloss. Controlling the thickness of the epoxy is giving me a nice clear coat. I have learned a lot from your videos and just wanted to day thanks. Once I get more tools, I'll be working with caps instead of veneers.
This is very cool. I just fell into your rabbit hole. I get a hold of a cheap guitar that has a spalt-maple top. I am fantasizing about dyeing it partially turquoise and leave some sections natural, sort of along the black lines. I will probably have to use an eyedropper or a small brush to do this, to not get out of bounds. Would you suggest to do the black dye first, like you did here with the flame?
Hey man, about to stain my first guitar. Along the sides of the body you have taped it up with something. What is it? 😂 anything in particular that I should know about before I hit it with the dye? I’m looking for a similar effect to a prs guitar, with the colour on top, and then a nice crisp edge between it and the wood. Many thanks 🙏🏽
Is This oil-finish as durable and protective as a lacquer-finish? Seriously thinking about this on my next build but I can’t imagine it as being as hard as a sprayed finish
I can't get ahold of Angelus leather dye in New Zealand, but can get their suede dye.. Will this work in a similar way or any other recommendations on alternatives?
Im having such a hard time. I haven't even put any stain down. I can't get the sanding to come out without leaving swurks and little marks. I'm at a total loss
Thanks, I watch all the videos to learn how to approach each project! I learned a lot and now im using all your techniques. (i have some nice pictures for you). This one is my all-time favorite. Greetings from Holland
Hey Big D, I'm making a guitar and I used Angelus ox blood leather dye and I want to bind it. How do I apply the binding with acetone without it bleeding all over the place considering acetone is an enemy of this dye. Please help
hello and congratulations for your tutorials, I'm following your process to repaint my guitar and I would like to know if I don't spray the sanding sealant and directly pass the tru oil on the paint if it's a mistake, I would like to get a matte finish! thanks if you answer me
Wow your skills have developed to master grade. No more dye slop dripping everywhere. Two questions, have you ever experimented with pre stain wood conditioner? As a truOil enthusiast, I’ve recently discovered Odes Oil with color pigments has you experimented with this oil/wax product?
Wait? This is another video. I haven't looked at your channel for at least a year. I have to say your still doing the exact same thing and your video is also scary similar in quality. Keep it up BigD
I love this, I have some Angelou's leather dye and am looking to finish with a polyurethane clear coat, do I need to use sanding sealer before applying the poly?
Love it. Obviously the video isn't what it looks like in person, but I would think the angeles tan would work great considering it tends to be a brighter orange. With brown I bet it would be awesome.
AWESOME content! do you find that you have issues with lightfastness and the Angelus dyes? I've been doing a lot of research on this - I want to do a mandolin in an ocean fade - but have seen a lot of content that suggests these dyes fade really quickly. thoughts? thanks again for your fantastic videos!!!
What brand of stains are you using? It looks easier than most videos I’ve seen where they seem to have to use more of the product to get the same coverage as you get with one dip….
Hey Derek, amateur here, is there any specific clear coat one should use with these leather dyes or could any clear coat work? If going for a high gloss look specifically.
A light coat of sanding sealer before staining reduces splotches makes the job easier .Thinning the stain also helps .color has nothing to do with splotches
That's a great job Derek, thanks for sharing! I thought that the sending sealer wouldn't have been a good option before the oil finish, because I expected the oil not to be soaked into the wood as it should have been on untreated wood, but it seems it's not the case. So I will try as well.
Beautiful, Derek, you really did do that top justice. In 1978/79 I purchased a brand new IC-400, that was one of the guitars I really do regret letting it go.
Big D, for a beginner using Angelus leather dye for 1st time (on a PRS type flamed top (thin veneer)) what do you recommend? I want to get the multi pack and do a nice blue, green, or purple fade. What colors other then the mains usually help (i.e. clear, or yellow etc..) with getting a good fade? Edit: kind of like your blue ocean fade.
I could not get that nice shine, not even after applying 5 coats of tung oil. Not sure what I did wrong, but the surface still remained matte, no shine at all. Is it because I didn't use sanding sealer maybe?
A trick i learned is when dying maple, you need to "condition" the wood with water if youre using dyes. Its helped reduce the blotching when i refinished gunstocks. Maple is a dense wood and having quilted maple like that wont help. Using warm water as a first coat pops the grain and lets the dyes penetrate better. Another solution is too look at how you mix your dyes. I used Keda dyes and mixing them with alcohol produced the most blotching.
One of your best in recent times, the colour and figure in the wood match perfectly 😀! I honestly can’t see the splotchiness, the finish turned out great.
Watching you finish this guitar body was gripping. I wanted to scream at times and yet had to watch to the end thinking how frustrated I would be , freaking at undesired results but you pulled it off very beautifully. Considering the time and cost of materials for the entire completed build I don't think I could deal with someone trying to dicker on price.
I enjoyed your video and just wanted to mention an old technique for staining maple evenly, it's called glue sizing. Basically you make a watery slurry of plain wood glue and water, apply it with a brush and let fully dry, then sand with very fine sand paper and then you're ready to stain. I hope this helps
The thing with curly maple is... It darkens with age. Turns golden, amber. Its always a good idea to go a shade lighter than you think. All finishes will add their own amber. Your end finish is almost identical to what I would do building a figured maple reproduction furniture piece. There's even recipes online for creating relic type "antique maple" finishes. That top came out amazing !
BigD drinking game: take a shot every time he says "splotchy".
Looks fantastic as always.
I did not like the color at all and really liked the orange, until you hit it with sanding sealer, then it really changed dramatically. Nice job on this, looks spectacular, like that wood should.
Wow! That is a beautiful Iceman !! how much did that sell for? Love to find one like that to buy . . . :)
Just want to say that I’m a fan of your tutorials and watch your videos all the time. Recently moved out in the country with no cell service or wifi so I don’t get to watch as often unless I go out. I was wondering how to contact you by messenger or an email. My name is Ray and thanks for all the great videos
thats a nice top, why would you risk getting stain on it....the north face ones
drink every time he says: splatchy...
I love the way a quilted, flamed, and tigers eye tops look. I picked up a bunch of veneers and have been experimenting with different figured woods. I made a few pen holders using solid figured woods. I have been using Keda wood stains with an epoxy resin clear. I can't get use to the true oil finishes. I'm looking for a nice deep finish with a high gloss. Controlling the thickness of the epoxy is giving me a nice clear coat. I have learned a lot from your videos and just wanted to day thanks. Once I get more tools, I'll be working with caps instead of veneers.
Gorgeous guitar, man! Love that "hey I'm filming!" part. We've all been there. :D
Let the record show that I voted for Tiger’s Eye! Came out awesome! 👍🏻😱🤩🐅🎸
This is very cool. I just fell into your rabbit hole. I get a hold of a cheap guitar that has a spalt-maple top. I am fantasizing about dyeing it partially turquoise and leave some sections natural, sort of along the black lines. I will probably have to use an eyedropper or a small brush to do this, to not get out of bounds. Would you suggest to do the black dye first, like you did here with the flame?
if you wanted to have a small amount of black burst would you just do the first sanding less on the edges? would that make it burst a lil?
That would totally work. 😊👍
Hey man, about to stain my first guitar. Along the sides of the body you have taped it up with something. What is it? 😂 anything in particular that I should know about before I hit it with the dye? I’m looking for a similar effect to a prs guitar, with the colour on top, and then a nice crisp edge between it and the wood. Many thanks 🙏🏽
Newbies want to know what "splotchy" and "blotchy" mean :) Great vid!
Is This oil-finish as durable and protective as a lacquer-finish? Seriously thinking about this on my next build but I can’t imagine it as being as hard as a sprayed finish
I can't get ahold of Angelus leather dye in New Zealand, but can get their suede dye.. Will this work in a similar way or any other recommendations on alternatives?
Im having such a hard time. I haven't even put any stain down. I can't get the sanding to come out without leaving swurks and little marks. I'm at a total loss
Hi there. I’ve dropped you an email looking for a little advice. Did you receive it? Thank you.
‘Ey, Derek - which part’a da Midwest d’ya come from? 😂
In your older videos you use steel wool in the step b4 the 600 grit. Do you feel that that is unnecessary now?
so your first coat of oil you dont wipe off?? You said let it sit for 48 hrs to harden but then said let it sit for 20 mins and wipe it off.
Is this an alcohol based dye? Would Feibings alcohol based leather dye work the same way?
What is laquer type in cans? Nitro or Poly?
How much for one of those bodies? Could you make one with a modern strat neck pocket?
Keep practicing...
What no Tele... I nearly fell off my chair. Looks great.
Hi Derek, great work as usual!
Would you be able to do a “steve morse” burst (purple or blue) and or a trans black burst like mayones does
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Might be a dumb question but can you spray the stain
ohhhh....my favourite shape, and that top...amazing, man, great upload!
You're a real Stan for that Makita! Bwahaha.
HEY HEY MORA.... IM FILMING !!! lol looks nice. about to try my first burst build
Where do you sell your guitars?
Too good for Paul Stanley came out beautiful
haha
binding or staining First?
what the hell is Splotchiness
Thanks, I watch all the videos to learn how to approach each project! I learned a lot and now im using all your techniques.
(i have some nice pictures for you). This one is my all-time favorite.
Greetings from Holland
Hey Big D, I'm making a guitar and I used Angelus ox blood leather dye and I want to bind it. How do I apply the binding with acetone without it bleeding all over the place considering acetone is an enemy of this dye. Please help
hello and congratulations for your tutorials, I'm following your process to repaint my guitar and I would like to know if I don't spray the sanding sealant and directly pass the tru oil on the paint if it's a mistake, I would like to get a matte finish! thanks if you answer me
Wow your skills have developed to master grade. No more dye slop dripping everywhere.
Two questions, have you ever experimented with pre stain wood conditioner?
As a truOil enthusiast, I’ve recently discovered Odes Oil with color pigments has you experimented with this oil/wax product?
beautiful Piece! Great Job!
Thank you very much!
Wait? This is another video. I haven't looked at your channel for at least a year. I have to say your still doing the exact same thing and your video is also scary similar in quality. Keep it up BigD
Dayyyuumm that's nice.
warm the can of spray sealer in hot water BEFORE spraying it to avoid spitting and bubbles. Beautiful guitar!
First!!! Also... man... gotta love guitar related content, specially staining
👍👍👍👍👍
I love this, I have some Angelou's leather dye and am looking to finish with a polyurethane clear coat, do I need to use sanding sealer before applying the poly?
Love it. Obviously the video isn't what it looks like in person, but I would think the angeles tan would work great considering it tends to be a brighter orange. With brown I bet it would be awesome.
AWESOME content! do you find that you have issues with lightfastness and the Angelus dyes? I've been doing a lot of research on this - I want to do a mandolin in an ocean fade - but have seen a lot of content that suggests these dyes fade really quickly. thoughts? thanks again for your fantastic videos!!!
What brand of stains are you using? It looks easier than most videos I’ve seen where they seem to have to use more of the product to get the same coverage as you get with one dip….
Hey Derek, amateur here, is there any specific clear coat one should use with these leather dyes or could any clear coat work? If going for a high gloss look specifically.
Oh man, that came out really good. Nice work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Who is Lenard?
Derek does sealing the guitar make it easier to build tru-oil coats? I don't think I've ever gotten to that "sheen/shine" with only a handful of coats
Looks more like the first Offspring album cover...super awesome
A light coat of sanding sealer before staining reduces splotches makes the job easier .Thinning the stain also helps .color has nothing to do with splotches
Outstanding!
Cheers from Kerrville, Texas!
🤟😸🤟
Can those Angelus dyes you use be mixed into lacquer as a toner? Also, are they aniline, does UV exposure cause fading over time?
Like the Iceman, the top is beautiful - Thanks for the video Derek - Cheers from Canada
Wow! Challenging body but you made it work with first class results.
Looks fantastic!!! 👍👍👍
I’ve never seen you test a pre stain conditioner before staining as it’s alleged to prevent blochiness.
That is absolutely Awesome .. That Top really Pops 😃🎸!!
That's a great job Derek, thanks for sharing!
I thought that the sending sealer wouldn't have been a good option before the oil finish, because I expected the oil not to be soaked into the wood as it should have been on untreated wood, but it seems it's not the case. So I will try as well.
I'd have left it at 3:45 and called it a day. Just a gorgeous top.
Man, this would be killer to have to play as well as see it on the wall
Beautiful, Derek, you really did do that top justice.
In 1978/79 I purchased a brand new IC-400, that was one of the guitars I really do regret letting it go.
Looks amazing!
Beautiful
Big D, for a beginner using Angelus leather dye for 1st time (on a PRS type flamed top (thin veneer)) what do you recommend? I want to get the multi pack and do a nice blue, green, or purple fade. What colors other then the mains usually help (i.e. clear, or yellow etc..) with getting a good fade?
Edit: kind of like your blue ocean fade.
Get a bunch of primary colors. Don’t get the Wierd colors.
That's a beautiful top, Derek... fantastic finish, as well.
I could not get that nice shine, not even after applying 5 coats of tung oil. Not sure what I did wrong, but the surface still remained matte, no shine at all. Is it because I didn't use sanding sealer maybe?
Tru oil has a sheen piece to it. tung oil sometimes doesn't have that.
A trick i learned is when dying maple, you need to "condition" the wood with water if youre using dyes. Its helped reduce the blotching when i refinished gunstocks.
Maple is a dense wood and having quilted maple like that wont help. Using warm water as a first coat pops the grain and lets the dyes penetrate better. Another solution is too look at how you mix your dyes. I used Keda dyes and mixing them with alcohol produced the most blotching.
No.
can you custom make the body with teak wood?
Curious if you’ve ever started black coats w berry purple? Might yield two tone ripple FX?
I have. Purple turns green for some reason
when the light hit it at certain angles, that thing looked great.
Beautiful! Looks great as always
Thank you! Cheers!
Man that's a beauty! I'm always torn between Iceman and Firebird guitars. That finish is great! Hope you are doing well my friend.
I just got a firebird kit, I’m going to do a cherry stain on it
One of your best in recent times, the colour and figure in the wood match perfectly 😀! I honestly can’t see the splotchiness, the finish turned out great.
Hey Derek, beautiful guitar! I have a question for you. Have you ever used boiled linseed oil work over these dyed bodies? Thanks for all you do!
truoil is boiled linseed oil
Gorgeous top, thank you for sharing
WOW, came out awesome !! :)
BEAUtiful Guitar mate!!!!!!
Quilted tiger's eye done right is amazing!
Very nice! Good to see you back, Derek.
Great job!
What brand are the colours? How much is mixed?
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Gorgeous
Beautiful.
Watching you finish this guitar body was gripping. I wanted to scream at times and yet had to watch to the end thinking how frustrated I would be , freaking at undesired results but you pulled it off very beautifully. Considering the time and cost of materials for the entire completed build I don't think I could deal with someone trying to dicker on price.
очень красиво!!!!!!!!!!!
Niiiiice 😍
WOW! The trueoil finish is outstanding. You convinced me to use that on my next build. Thank you!
I enjoyed your video and just wanted to mention an old technique for staining maple evenly, it's called glue sizing. Basically you make a watery slurry of plain wood glue and water, apply it with a brush and let fully dry, then sand with very fine sand paper and then you're ready to stain. I hope this helps
Tigers Eye, WTF? There is Birdseye and Tiger maple, that is just Tiger or Flamed maple!
BIG D DOES IT AGAIN !