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RE: Ebony dust
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RobF
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RE: Ebony dust (in reply to constructordeguitarras)
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Please allow me to tell you my take on it... Hi Ethan, I don’t know if you were intending to correct or add to the earlier discussion, but the context of the conversation to which you are referring was about sanding or wiping down the finish of a guitar while French Polishing. In that case, as an alternative to spiriting with alcohol, naphtha can be used to wipe off the oil that can accumulate on the surface overnight after the polish has had time to gas off a bit. Some people don’t use oil when bodying, or very little oil, so this may not apply to them. I haven’t experienced any problems from using naphtha to wipe down a guitar while it is in the white, mainly because I don’t tend to do that, but even if I did, I’m a little sceptical about the conclusion drawn about it from the experience of one instrument having had a problem. Could it be possible a particularly resinous piece of Cedro had been used? That can sweat out for some time after cutting. Regardless, naphtha is very toxic so it’s probably not a bad idea to avoid handling the stuff whenever possible. It is a good cleaner, though, so I think it has its place. I have run into difficulty when using oil as a sanding lube on the finished surface of a top and have inadvertently sanded through. The bare spot was a bugger to recover, as the shellac just didn’t seem to want to take in that area. I can’t remember if I stripped the top and started over, or managed to clear the area with alcohol, but it was a bugger. I probably did it both ways at one time or another because, as with many of my mistakes, I tend to make them more than once. Except joining this forum, I’ve only ever joined an Internet forum once. But, that’s why I avoid using oil as a sanding lube while French Polishing and prefer to use water or to stay dry. I’ve been using the Assilex stuff dry, as I don’t know how it would respond to oil or water. I suspect it wouldn’t like either. I guess what I’m trying to say is to each their own. At the end of the day the only thing that matters is that good guitars are being created. Hopefully, most people are capable of respecting that there is more than one way to achieve a solid, high quality result. Sometimes I wonder, however, as the constant veiled sniping by a couple of members here can get to be a little bit tiresome. It’s bullsh*t, imo, just like half the garbage about the craft that’s sometimes posted, generally by non-makers, but at times by people who really should know better. And Jonas, I really like the video. The guitar and playing are both wonderful and I’m looking forward to hearing more. Please keep us posted on your project with the violinist.
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