Heath,
your 2nd looks great. Way to go.
I like the choise of binding and purfling a lot...
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| Author: | Heath Blair [ Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | a few shots of progress on #2 |
i was flying on this one for a while and have been at a standstill for a few weeks now. gonna try and get the fretboard bound today. i think i just got burned out from working late at night after the wife and kids go to bed. theres only so many days in a row you can live on 5 or less hours of sleep. thats me anyway. the shape is an OM, but will have a 12 fret body joint and slotted peg head. 1/2" more depth than the standard OM as well. b&s - honduran mahogany top - adi binding and end wedge - cocobolo purfling - sycamore and cocobolo rosette, radial purfling, and back strip - quilted sapele bridge, fretboard, and headplate will be mad rose |
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| Author: | Christoph [ Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
Heath, your 2nd looks great. Way to go. I like the choise of binding and purfling a lot...
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| Author: | donh [ Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
Pretty!!! |
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| Author: | Robert Renick [ Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
I did the same thing, work after my wife and daughter went to sleep for a while, got some work done for a bit, but just got worn out and a little sick, been cutting back on the long hard nights of lutherie myself, one more plane shaving for the road adds up after a while. Great looking guitar, the work looks really clean. Rob |
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| Author: | Heath Blair [ Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
thanks so much for the kind words, guys. |
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| Author: | Dan Roach [ Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
Looks great Heath! Did you make the purflings? I have been thinking of buying veneer sheets and a pasta cutter to make my own so I was curious how you made yours. I really like how the cocobolo and sycamore look together
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| Author: | DannyV [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
That is looking to be one tasteful looking guitar Heath. Keep at it and show us the finished result. Nice Work, Danny |
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| Author: | fransoos [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
Hi, that's one nice soundbox; like the rosette and binding .How did you do this ? |
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| Author: | Heath Blair [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
DanR wrote: Looks great Heath! Did you make the purflings? I have been thinking of buying veneer sheets and a pasta cutter to make my own so I was curious how you made yours. I really like how the cocobolo and sycamore look together i actually did make the purflings. i had a bit of a hard time with it though. the sycamore is a veneer sheet from LMI that i cut into strips with a straight edge and razor blade. i got about half as many strips as i probably shoud have, because i ruined quite a few. ive heard of others having better success with that method than i did, however. your mileage may vary. the cocobolo is actually just pieces of binding cut in half and then sent through the drum sander. not the most economical or green method, but i just needed a few pieces. |
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| Author: | Heath Blair [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
fransoos wrote: Hi, that's one nice soundbox; like the rosette and binding .How did you do this ? the rosette, top purfling and back strip are all cross grain quilted sapele. i definitely didnt come up with the idea and probably didnt execute it as well as most either. i think there are some topics on the subject in the archives if you search under "radial purfling." the top purfling is done with a teflon filler strip just the way you would if you were installing shell. you remove the teflon strip after the binding is on, leaving you a channel in which to install the strips of cross grain wood of your choosing. the rosette is sort of the same deal. heres a picture of what it looks before its cut into a circle and fit into the channel. hope that helps. |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a few shots of progress on #2 |
Very nice, Heath! Love the purfling! Ken |
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