First, I would like to thank everyone for their positive comments. I have read each and every post,
and, I want you all to know, that you have made me feel pretty darn good about myself right now.
So, thanks again!
Also, I want to reaffirm my apology for the quality of the pics, cause they don’t show the flaws I
had decided to accept. Small ones, but flaws non the less.
OK, to answer a few questions;
Waddy, Yep! same guitar.
Bill, thanks for putting MAGI together. Talking with you, and the other olf’ers really helped me out a bunch!
Well, as for my next build, I was thinking since I got a top and back set, from Mr. John Watkins at the
swap meet that had already been braced, perhaps I should go ahead and finish her up. The only trouble is,
I’m not familiar with what John calls a “Pau Ferro”. I’m sure there are certain details I should follow when
putting her together. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I guess, I could post a few pics, if anyone is interested?
Mike, they suggest (LMI) you wait about 1.5 - 2 weeks for the final coat to cure before you do
your final sanding/polishing. I waited, I think about 9 days, and it turned out just fine.
I applied all four coats within four days, lightly sanding with 0000 steel wool between each coat. It’s about as
easy as a finish can be to work with. I did not apply it exactly the way LMI suggested. I poured a
little on a clothe, then wiped it on the wood as lightly as I could. (It was stressed that, you don’t
want to let it soak into the wood). The first coat seals it up pretty good, so, you can be a little
more liberal with successive coats. At least, that’s what worked for me. I will say, that it takes to
hardwood a lot better than spruce. Next time, I’m going to apply more coats, but sand more aggressively
between coats on a spruce top. Also, for the final sanding/polishing, I started lightly with 400 grit,
then went right to 6000 grit Micromesh in circular motions. Followed by 8000 grit,
then finally, 12000 grit. Here’s the address if you want to read more about it.
http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/TruOil.htm
Sam, thank you! Actually, it wasn’t very tricky. Paul did the inlaying for me. All I did was glue
the veneer to the peghead.
Hesh, I did grin quite a bit! But, before I plucked that first string, I wrapped that pink towel
around my head, and was going to try to sing, but, the darn towel kept falling off. So, I went to
the bathroom, and looked in the mirror, thinking I could fix right. That’s when I realized, I looked
more like an absent minded beduin, than the flying nun. So, I gave it up, put on my Stetson, and
sang a rendition of my old favorite, “Back in the saddle again” 
Well, I’ve gone on quite a bit here. Guess I’d better go. But, one more thing...
Isn’t anyone going to ask why I chose a unicorn? 
Robert
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