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Well, while the third body session dries, i thought i'd share a few pics of the second one, done on my own with maybe a phone call to my coach to verify if i was doing the right thing and he said Yeah! Thanks Alain! the spiriting helped with the dry spots!

a shot of the back



one side



and the top



and the back and sides



Serge

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Geez, i think i'll call brother Hesh for photo training!

Serge, lookin good!

Keep going, bro. You'll know you're doing a good job when your elbow starts hurting so bad you can't swing a golf club

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Thanks my brothers!


Hey Anthony, why were you so quiet lately, been traveling lots?

JJ, i hear ya bro, i never thought FP was such an exercise, i hope i can still hold the CCF spoon tomorrow morning especially now that the 3rd is done!

Here's a quick shot!

That is looking sweeeeet there Serge. Well done

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Wow! Your not even done, and it already looks better!

[quote=FP Master]i hope i can still hold the CCF spoon tomorrow morning especially now that the 3rd is done! [/quote]

   I thought bears ate straight out of the box, like the last one, when I went camping! He ate a lot more than the CCF's too!

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Looking good Serge. Mom's going to love it.

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Thanks Rod, Billy and Bob!

Billy, CCF is just the first of many breakfasts and when there's no more CCF in the box, i eat the box!

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier]
Billy, CCF is just the first of many breakfasts and when there's no more CCF in the box, i eat the box! [/QUOTE]

Well, thats one way to get more fiber in your diet.

The guitar is looking really good. I can't wait to see it finished. I definately need to steal, ahm, borrow your notes.

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Looking great Serge! I'm already seeing that warm, deep glow! Keep it up!

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Serge, that pair of socks seems to creep into a lot of your pics.

Looking good bud! Can't wait to see the final product!

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Thanks for the encouragement folks!!

Lillian, i worked on a Word sheet, 1 page done so far, i'll be posting it soon!Thanks!

Thanks Mark! I thought i'd give ya a smile for yesterday's blunt post! Hey, congrats for the head hunter call!

Thanks Dave! Actually, i asked my wife for wool but if she would not have found it, i was seriously considering cutting a piece of Grandma's socks, she'd a been proud it'd be used on my guitars! Me thinks

Thanks Hesh! Hope you're feeling better bro!

Serge

Looking very good my friend!!! Keep up the great work...

Don't go cutting up grand mama bears socks!!!!!

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Thanks Al, i looked at it this morning and it looks like the film is building up good! hey looking forward for the Don Ross concert tonight bro!

It's looking great, Serge. I may give that a try soon.

Ron

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Serge, your finish is looking smooth and silky! It's really giving your back and sides a nice warm glow, too. Very nice!

good work Serge


Spiriting or stiffing are two process that I think the Milburn tutorial may glaze (pun intended) over a bit to quickly. Most tutorial I have ever seen talk about spiriting-off after every third session. My grandfather taught me to spirit-off after every session after the second or third session. His reason and I agree after all these years is that the spiriting off with a high solvent rate melts the ridges and helps maintain a level film as you build. by spiriting-off after every session I find I rarely have to do much leveling prior to glazing.

Also the right stroke makes a big difference when spiriting off. Moderately firm in line with the grain and at a quick constant but not rushed speed is the key to leveling the film. Gliding on and gliding off means the difference between sticking at the start or end or starting and exiting with no marring of the film. It is kind of like buffing shoes with a horse hair buff or stropping a razor on a leather strop.MichaelP38974.6721875

Thanks Ron, Carlton and Michael!

Michael, i spirited off the box after each the 2 first sessions, do i need to let it be after the 3rd session so the film stiffens a bit more?

Here's how it looks after the 3 sessions with no spiriting done after the 3rd







Thanks for the great advices

SergeSerge Poirier38974.7231712963

NOOOOOOOOO!! spirit of after every session, after you have the first 2 boddy session on, this is more work up front but it will save you leveling time down the road. Read my tips on spiriting off in a post I just posted.MichaelP38974.7199768519

Got you Michael, i guess i was about to follow your Grandpa's advice!

Thanks Michael!

re-read. I said, He said after you get 2-3 session on the guitar spirt off after every session. The first two or three session you do not want to spirit off jsut to get a film base built up. after that spirit off after every session.

Your film looks like it is build just fine. Way to go my friend

Is your bridge glued down. If so in the future I would suggest that you FP before you glue the bridge down. It is may times easier than trying to get in the corner joint formed by the bridge and top with out making a mess or getting build up there.