Sanding, Staining and Sealing a Guitar Body - Making Trevor's Weissenborn 20

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The body was sanded through 320 grit, grain raised with water and then sanded with 400 grit sandpaper. Vintage Maple Transtint Dye (water based) was applied by hand with a rag and then sanded back to 400 grit. I do this to pop the curl in cherry wood because the stain is only left in the end grain (curl) providing additional contrast as well as unifying all of the woods used (binding also gets the same stain)

Then it was sealed with two wash coats of shellac (light sanding in between coats) to seal the wood and prepare for padding (French Polish). It’s critical to seal the wood well before padding because I use mineral oil as lubricant when polishing and you don’t want oil trapped in the raw wood. It will stain and prevent proper curing of the shellac.

Next up, French Polish!

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Music in this video: ‘Sacred Seed' by Trevor Green off of his album 'Sacred Seed'

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