Monkeymatic barncaster

[xtian]

The front of my rental home was sagging. Turned out the foundation was rotten, and the whole front had to be rebuilt. I salvaged some beefy pine from the interior and had my local luthier CNC it into a couple Tele bodies. Barncaster style!

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Next I need to fill and seal, but I want it to look natural. I plan to finish with Birchwood Gun Oil, as in middle photo, above. What should I fill the grain and voids with?

[xtian]

Now I'm disinclined to fill. Leaning toward Minwax Wipe-On Poly Gloss, as decribed in green section on this page: https://www.cavalierpickups.com/frettech/index.html

[pdf64]

Looks great!

[cbass]

Very cool.

[TUBEDUDE]

Nice upcycle.
The world can never have too many quality Telecasters.

[martin manning]

Nice! Must be pretty lightweight.Do you know what species of pine it is?

[drew]

Could you do a fumed-oak thing with it, since you're going with a barn theme? I guess that requires some pretty gnarly high-test ammonia, though.

[cbass]

Could you do a fumed-oak thing with it, since you're going with a barn theme? I guess that requires some pretty gnarly high-test ammonia, though.

I don't think pine has the tannins in it to react with the horse pee. Im Probably wrong though

[ViperDoc]

Pine lacks the pores that require filler. No worries. Not needed. That ought to look and sound great however you do it. Is that an arm cut I see? Highly recommended.

[cbass]

I like solvent based fillers like famowood or plastic oak.

[TUBEDUDE]

The finish test board looks kind of blotchy.
Pine can be hard to get a stain to take evenly. There are prestain products that help get an even application of stain. Some work better than others.

[cbass]

Now I'm disinclined to fill. Leaning toward Minwax Wipe-On Poly Gloss, as decribed in green section on this page: https://www.cavalierpickups.com/frettech/index.html

I would lean towards poly over an oil finish on softwood. I would recommend lacquer but that's probably not an option for you.

[xtian]

Finished, played a couple hours yesterday, loving it. Needs a new nut and very minor fret level. 7.2 pounds. Really happy.

Photos to follow.

[xtian]

2023 Monkeymatic barncaster

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[cbass]

Looks awesome All killer no filler
You need a name for it. The girdercaster lol