@Alnico's Blacker than black 16 Tonne Telecaster

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    Side dots are black so ghost dots too...
    Blue Luminlay, man - would look extremely cool!
    Might be beyond my technical abilities ;)
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    Some thoughts. 

    Ink is messy. Very very messy. However, on a nice bit of wood, a really high quality permanent archive grade ink (which is what I used) does stain very nicely - it gives a very even coverage - I applied using a sponge and then wiped and rubbed in using a different sponge after the ink had absorbed for a bit.

    The Tru Oil took to it very well and darkened the ink substantially - as it's dried it's held that darkening.

    Ink is of course a mix of different colours and isn't true black - when it dries it takes on a purple tinge. 

    The ink takes ales an hour or so to dry and absorb properly - you can see it transition in drying to a purple.

    Open grained woods take about two coats for good coverage - closed grain like the neck were three or four coats. 

    I had had a small bottle of ink which cost about a fiver, and I used half a bottle. 

    Theoretically you could Tru Oil this to the hilt and go full on gloss - but we are going for coal Black effect so will keep it satin. 

    I was a bit skeptical about ink working - but it did - and a lot easier than I thought it would. 

    Oh, and on end grain it drinks the ink like a thirsty farmer glugging his first cider of the day ;)
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    If anyone fancies trying it - my ink is from the Writing Desk - https://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?brand=The+Writing+Desk&range=bottled+ink+100ml&cat=ink

    Avoid the common stuff you find in Smiths etc.. and it's probably not worth getting the really expensive stuff (tho I have a bottle of blue in the cupboard.. hmmm...)
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  • Flink_PoydFlink_Poyd Frets: 2490
    edited January 2018
    impmann said:
    Oh and I was so hoping you were going to fit some of those neon pink strings for full comedic effect.

    May I suggest a headstock logo

    ”Model T Blackencaster”

    then in a smaller font underneath...

    ”None more black”

    All writen in black, natch...

    If we're having a naming game I'm in

    Bridgehouse - Blackestcaster 

    Cinder

    Cinderhella

    Coalcaster 

    Blackcaster 

    Sooty

    Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow.....


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  • Andyjr1515Andyjr1515 Frets: 3127
    Looking good from here :)

    I think the neck looks absolutely splendid!
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14324
    If we're having a naming game ...
    Papalazaroucaster.
    Be seeing you.
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  • fandangofandango Frets: 2204
    fandango said:
    The Hot Black Desiato version

    Can’t resist giving you more ideas:
    Midnight Blackie
    The Black Whole
    And from leftfield, The Squink

    but if its going to turn purple, then maybe its got to be The Purple Nasty?



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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16547
    Displaceacomedybassocaster
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  • mikem8634mikem8634 Frets: 380
    edited January 2018
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  • Side dots are black so ghost dots too...
    Blue Luminlay, man - would look extremely cool!
    Might be beyond my technical abilities ;)
    It's a doddle, really! Took me about an hour and a half on my first try, installing it on one of my Jadens.

    Goes like this:

    1 - Make an indentation with a pin in the centre of the existing dot.

    2 - By hand, using a drill bit the exact width of the dots you're going to install with the pin indentation as a guide, carefully "drill" through the dot until no more plastic comes out.

    3 - Dip the rod of Luminlay in the tiniest bit of superglue, and push it into the hole. Leave to take hold for a minute or so.

    4 - Cut the Luminlay rod as close to the wood as possible.

    5 - Repeat for all the other dots.

    6 - File the Luminlay down everywhere, then sand with 320 grit -> 600 grit -> 1200 grit.

    7 - Have a nice cup of tea, you've earned it.
    <space for hire>
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  • ennspekennspek Frets: 1626
    I couldn't believe how good, how quickly this looked. Keeps getting better as well.
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  • RockerRocker Frets: 4947
    Is it black enough for @Alnico though?



    If there are two holes for the pickups, and one for the control panel, what's the angled one between the two pickups for?
    It is a Reverb Tank.
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. [Albert Einstein]

    Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

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  • Flink_PoydFlink_Poyd Frets: 2490
    Rocker said:
    Is it black enough for @Alnico though?



    If there are two holes for the pickups, and one for the control panel, what's the angled one between the two pickups for?
    It is a Reverb Tank.
    Are you sure? I thought that's where the mojo goes in. 
    Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow.....


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  • DiscoStuDiscoStu Frets: 5382
    MyFlink_Poyd said:
    Rocker said:
    Is it black enough for @Alnico though?



    If there are two holes for the pickups, and one for the control panel, what's the angled one between the two pickups for?
    It is a Reverb Tank.
    Are you sure? I thought that's where the mojo goes in. 
    Nah, it's for his guyliner pencil.
    Black, obvs.
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  • Rocker said:
    Is it black enough for @Alnico though?



    If there are two holes for the pickups, and one for the control panel, what's the angled one between the two pickups for?
    It is a Reverb Tank.
    Are you sure? I thought that's where the mojo goes in. 
    Surely on this it would be a black jack rather than a mojo?
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  • paulnb57paulnb57 Frets: 3044
    Noircoal?
    Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole - Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n' roll

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  • AlnicoAlnico Frets: 4616
    Rocker said:
    Is it black enough for @Alnico though?



    If there are two holes for the pickups, and one for the control panel, what's the angled one between the two pickups for?
    It is a Reverb Tank.
    Are you sure? I thought that's where the mojo goes in. 
    Surely on this it would be a black jack rather than a mojo?
    BLACKJACK  !!!

    Thank you, we have a name.
    Just happens to also be the name of one of my closest friend's Horses and her username here...
     @Blackjack ;
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  • DiscoStuDiscoStu Frets: 5382
    Don't Schecter make a Blackjack?
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    DiscoStu said:
    Don't Schecter make a Blackjack?
    I thought it was rowntrees to be honest
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  • At least I'm going to manage one useful thing this year  ;)
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