My first attempt at Faux Binding

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I can't see shit due to potato quality photos.
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madrigal77 wrote:I can't see shit due to potato quality photos.

yeah hold on, I am going to buy a pro camera just to take pics for you :lol:

Just kidding I won't.

Sorry man, these pictures should give an idea of what was done. I don't have a way to take better pictures here.
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Big improvement!!
How much time did it take?
I vote for binding on the back too!
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No maple on the back :nope:
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RyanDistortion wrote:I tried this and almost ruined my LP studio. Paul slagle saved it :lol:


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long standing member wrote:Big improvement!!
How much time did it take?
I vote for binding on the back too!

It took me about 2 hours. I am sure someone more skilled can do this a lot faster, but this being my first time, I really took my time and triple-checked every small step.

I thought about binding on the back, but he's right:

Tortuga wrote:No maple on the back :nope:


The front and back binding would be 2 different colors, which is no bueno.
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Re: My first attempt at Faux Binding

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I've always loved faux binding.


Looks good, therefor must sound good :rawk:
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Re: My first attempt at Faux Binding

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GuitarBilly wrote:
long standing member wrote:Big improvement!!
How much time did it take?
I vote for binding on the back too!

It took me about 2 hours. I am sure someone more skilled can do this a lot faster, but this being my first time, I really took my time and triple-checked every small step.

I thought about binding on the back, but he's right:

Tortuga wrote:No maple on the back :nope:


The front and back binding would be 2 different colors, which is no bueno.

Shit’s gotta match, yo

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Re: My first attempt at Faux Binding

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GuitarBilly wrote:
madrigal77 wrote:I can't see shit due to potato quality photos.

yeah hold on, I am going to buy a pro camera just to take pics for you :lol:

Just kidding I won't.

Sorry man, these pictures should give an idea of what was done. I don't have a way to take better pictures here.

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Re: My first attempt at Faux Binding

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That looks awesome! This is tempting me to do this to my S2 Singlecut!
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