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After several years of reading the OLF and anything that I could get my hands on, I started my first guitar. The neck is laminated walnut and curly maple. The back and sides are black walnut and the top is Sitka. Wish me luck. Pals, Vic

Mounting a " 99% " finished neck to the body of the purple heart guitar . I have to set the truss rodd and the fingerboard now . This is a glue on neck . Keep in mind this is first large guitar so dont be to hard on the old guy here ! laughing6-hehe

WudWerkr wrote:

Lookin' good there, Big.

I can't wait to see that purple heart under finish!

Getting this MRW OM ready for finish.

Pat Foster wrote:

Getting this MRW OM ready for finish.

Pat - that OM is going to be beautiful! Are the bindings ebony?

Yup. BobC's son didn't quite know what to make of my request for ebony bindings that weren't all black, since most folks want them all black. He was glad to oblige, of course.

Author:	Neil Gardiner [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:30 am ]
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Hey all I always enjoy these threads, so thought I'd start. I have been doing quite a few commissions over the last little while and so I've decided to take a break and build some things for my own pleasure that I've been wanting to do for awhile. One is an electric out of Sycamore and Lutz that I'm just doing a Varnish finish on right now. Haven't used Varnish in quite awhile and I'm liking it. But as a result of the electric, I had some left over Sycamore and Lutz. Enough for a uke. Here's some pictures. Neil

Author:	Michael.N. [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:19 am ]
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Small Renaissance Guitar that will probably turn into a long scale Baritone (keeps all bases covered) :

Author:	violinvic [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:05 pm ]
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After several years of reading the OLF and anything that I could get my hands on, I started my first guitar. The neck is laminated walnut and curly maple. The back and sides are black walnut and the top is Sitka. Wish me luck. Pals, Vic

Author:	banjopicks [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:33 pm ]
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Good luck violinvic wrote: After several years of reading the OLF and anything that I could get my hands on, I started my first guitar. The neck is laminated walnut and curly maple. The back and sides are black walnut and the top is Sitka. Wish me luck. Pals, Vic

Author:	Dave Livermore [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:53 pm ]
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I'm working on getting this thing strung up!

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Author:	Scott A [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:26 pm ]
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Trying to carve a neck, I have one of Tracy's neck contour templates to guide me.

Author:	micahmed [ Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:08 pm ]
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just got my circle cutting jig in a few mins ago now im going to try and cut my first rosette. well I'll practice first on plywood

Author:	Alexandru Marian [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:27 am ]
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Still at binding #13. Also finished the rosette for #14

Author:	WudWerkr [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:11 am ]
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Mounting a " 99% " finished neck to the body of the purple heart guitar . I have to set the truss rodd and the fingerboard now . This is a glue on neck . Keep in mind this is first large guitar so dont be to hard on the old guy here ! Attachment: 100_1211.jpg Attachment: 100_1214.jpg

Author:	CharlieT [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:40 am ]
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WudWerkr wrote: Mounting a " 99% " finished neck to the body of the purple heart guitar . I have to set the truss rodd and the fingerboard now . This is a glue on neck . Keep in mind this is first large guitar so dont be to hard on the old guy here ! Lookin' good there, Big. I can't wait to see that purple heart under finish!

Author:	WudWerkr [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:48 am ]
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CharlieT wrote: WudWerkr wrote: Mounting a " 99% " finished neck to the body of the purple heart guitar . I have to set the truss rodd and the fingerboard now . This is a glue on neck . Keep in mind this is first large guitar so dont be to hard on the old guy here ! Lookin' good there, Big. I can't wait to see that purple heart under finish! Your too Kind ! One of the problems I have to work out is , I routed it for 1/4" Binding and it went beautifully , then I decided to route deeper for 3/8" Binding ! stupid idea , tearout in a few places I have to try and fill and hide . You can see one in the pic to the Right of the neck on bottom .......... Suggestions appreciated !

Author:	Neil Gardiner [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:08 pm ]
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Quote: After several years of reading the OLF and anything that I could get my hands on, I started my first guitar. The neck is laminated walnut and curly maple. The back and sides are black walnut and the top is Sitka. Wish me luck. Pals, Vic Hey Vic. Good luck with your first build. Exciting. I just finished a Walnut left handed parlour with a Walnut neck. The Walnut is a little harder to work for a neck than mahogany, but looks good I think. Neil

Author:	WudWerkr [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:22 pm ]
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Neil , That Walnut Is Beautifull ! Great Job !

Author:	Steve Kinnaird [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:56 pm ]
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Here's one delivered this past Friday. Does that still count? Cocobolo/Engelmann 12 fret crossover. Attachment: Fin1 Sm.jpg Attachment: Fin3 Sm.jpg Attachment: Fin4 Sm.jpg Attachment: Fin7 Sm.jpg Thanks, Steve

Author:	Mark Tripp [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:42 pm ]
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Not working. Heading for a little R&R to the Oregon wine country. Might visit a luthier friend in Eugene too. Mmmmmm, Pinot Noir! -Mark

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Author:	Jim_H [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:51 pm ]
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That guitar is pretty! I especially like the fretboard/binding. Really nice stuff...

Author:	WaddyThomson [ Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:38 pm ]
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I'm finally getting some work done on #10. I had to lay up the veneer for new tiles - 11 logs of 16 layers. Finally got that done, now I can get back to the guitar. Attachment: P1050985 (Large).JPG Attachment: P1050987 (Large).JPG Attachment: P1050989 (Large).JPG Attachment: P1050995 (Large).JPG

Author:	cwood8656 [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:44 am ]
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I'm finishing this one up. Chris.

Author:	SteveSmith [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:00 am ]
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Finally getting back in the shop to finish a replacement neck for a 60's Univox 12-string. Original neck was too twisted to save. Shane hooked me up with the Gotoh tuners; they work smoothly and have the right look. Original tuners are worn out. Neck is now in finish, I'm working to color match it to the original. As soon as this neck is done I have a size 0 and a 000 cutaway that are ready for binding. Attachment: ToddNeckTuners.JPG

Author:	RogerC108 [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:48 am ]
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Finished carving the neck for the tele. It took me about 2 hours with a rasp, files, and sanpaper. This was my first attemtp EVER at doing anything like this, so it's not perfect, but I'm pleased with the result. I also finished sanding everything to get it ready for finish. I think I'm going with Deft spray can lacquer. For this project (with its rustic nature) I think it will be fine. I still have to stain the sides so that they aren't so stark against the patina in the top and back, but I anticipate spraying the lacquer by Friday and having it set up by a week from then.

Author:	Pat Foster [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:40 am ]
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Getting this MRW OM ready for finish. Attachment: DSCN4686.jpg Attachment: DSCN4687.jpg Attachment: DSCN4689.jpg Attachment: DSCN4710.jpg Pat

Author:	CharlieT [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:24 pm ]
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Pat Foster wrote: Getting this MRW OM ready for finish. Pat - that OM is going to be beautiful! Are the bindings ebony?

Author:	Pat Foster [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:06 pm ]
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CharlieT wrote: Pat Foster wrote: Getting this MRW OM ready for finish. Pat - that OM is going to be beautiful! Are the bindings ebony? Yup. BobC's son didn't quite know what to make of my request for ebony bindings that weren't all black, since most folks want them all black. He was glad to oblige, of course. Pat

Author:	oval soundhole [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:28 pm ]
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'Bout to ship this one off.

Author:	CharlieT [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:43 pm ]
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Pat Foster wrote: Yup. BobC's son didn't quite know what to make of my request for ebony bindings that weren't all black, since most folks want them all black. He was glad to oblige, of course. That's a great idea, Pat. I imagine it would offer a little character that would distinguish them from plastic.