Head Cab in the vein of Originals

[RockinRocket]

The originals are Cherry correct? How or what technique did they do to make them have that redish hue color to them? Were they simply dyed first??

Anyone remember what the original finish type was used?

Thanks fellas!

[martin manning]

Cherry wood darkens naturally with age. After about a year or so most of the color change will have occurred.

[RockinRocket]

Thanks Martin. That's what I have heard but didn't realize it occurred so quickly.
Some of JM build have that color to them

[10thTx]

If you use something like figured cherry, then you may wish to consider using water based analine dye to dye the wood and then sand back to "natural" looking wood. This increases the contrast between the harder and softer wood (figuring in wood) & essentially "pops" the grain to enhance the beauty of the figured wood.

You dye/sand, dye/sand .......... dye/sand until you have the figured grain like you want.

There are a number of oils, lacquers and urethanes that can be coated over this.

That is what I did with both of these maple cabs but it works well with cherry also. I think I used amber with a tiny bit of brown in it and then put on minwax oil stain natural (which is clear) and then semi-gloss urethane. Lacquer is a more beautiful finish but perhaps not as durable as urethane.

Some sources for figured cherry:

http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardwood ... _wood.html
http://www.curlymaplewood.com/CurlyCherry.html

With respect, 10thtx

[joeboo88]

Wow those look great.

[Winder]

100% Tung Oil provides the sort of color/look of the original cherry cabs, but without the lacquer shine. Shoot with a few coats of lacquer after the Tung Oil cures (can take a few weeks). "Tung Oil Finish" should provide similar results and is like a Danish Oil with polyurethane mixed in so you can get a hard finish quicker.

[RockinRocket]

Thanks so much Tx, Just what I was looking for and beautiful cabs you built.

Winder your cab came out awesome,. Cant believe that was your first.

If you use something like figured cherry, then you may wish to consider using water based analine dye to dye the wood and then sand back to "natural" looking wood. This increases the contrast between the harder and softer wood (figuring in wood) & essentially "pops" the grain to enhance the beauty of the figured wood.

You dye/sand, dye/sand .......... dye/sand until you have the figured grain like you want.

There are a number of oils, lacquers and urethanes that can be coated over this.

That is what I did with both of these maple cabs but it works well with cherry also. I think I used amber with a tiny bit of brown in it and then put on minwax oil stain natural (which is clear) and then semi-gloss urethane. Lacquer is a more beautiful finish but perhaps not as durable as urethane.

Some sources for figured cherry:

http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardwood ... _wood.html
http://www.curlymaplewood.com/CurlyCherry.html

With respect, 10thtx

[coolidge]

Here's another source for curly cherry, my figured wood pusher http://www.curlymaple.com/category_s/51.htm

[RJ Guitars]

Nice looking cabs... It seems that the original TrainWrecks used a bit more of a plain cherry in the cabinets but as time progressed the cabinetry and woodwork sorta advanced.