Built and finished during an unforgettable Spring and Summer living in a converted barn in the Peak District…
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- Sale image
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- First inspection at home
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- Ebony dye preparation
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- Ebony dye testing on Raven Project off-cuts
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- Worryingly BLACK
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- Commissioned necks arrive from Chine (one will be for Huginn)
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- 1st coat of chosen finish, Wudtone Burning Sun
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- 3 coats…
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- …6 coats…
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- Final 9 coats with binding cleaned up with wire wool
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- Time for a bottle of Old Empire
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- Measurement checks for the correct Tune-o-matic and stop tail piece
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- Application of final satin clear coat
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- Black-nickel hardware
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- Leftover Burning Sun to coat the neck
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- Classic Les Paul style Tulip machine heads
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- The descision was made for an arcade kill-switch: man up!
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- Stepper drill bit makes sizing easy
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- Neck bolted on and in alignment
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- Custom Demon neckplate (2 of 3)