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Author:  cglade [ Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:28 am ]
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I recently began my 1st build which is an OM style guitar. Despite some early minor setbacks things are progressing nicely.

Earlier in the week I designed what I wanted to do for my rosette. I planned to rout a 3/8" solid wood ring out of left over rosewood. I joined the rosewood pieces and sanded them down to .50. I routed the 3/8" channel in my soundboard and glued the wood ring in place and then sanded flush.

I plan on routing another 3/64" wide channel on the outside and inside of the solid wood ring and place BWB purfling. Once that is complete I'm going to rout another channel in the center of the rosewood ring and inlay a ring of paua abalone.

Rosette design with dimensions (1st ring is the sound hole for reference):

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Joined pieces of rosewood:

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After the wood ring has been glued in place:

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Sanded flush:

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More to follow as I add the purfling and abalone...

Chris
Author:  bftobin [ Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:49 am ]
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Very well done. Neat and organized. Something I still have trouble with after all these years.
Can't wait to see more.

Brent
Author:  Robbie_McD [ Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:00 am ]
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Nice clean routes.
That is definitely the way to go about it; set in the feature wood first then rout for the purfling rings.
Great progress!

Rob
Author:  Joe Beaver [ Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:39 pm ]
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Well done my friend.
Author:  George L [ Sat Feb 22, 2014 6:50 pm ]
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Yup. Looking good.
Author:  cglade [ Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:15 am ]
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It's been a week but my rosette is nearly complete.

Inside BWB purfling and center abalone channels routed:

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Even managed to get some sides bent too...

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Several coats of Shellac:

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BWB purfling installed using CA glue:

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Scraping BWB purfling:

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Abalone shell:

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Nearly finished...

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Chris
Author:  cphanna [ Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:36 am ]
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Looks real nice to me, Chris. Well done!
Patrick
Author:  johnparchem [ Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:54 am ]
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very nice.
Author:  mkellyvrod [ Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:34 pm ]
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Yes, very nice indeed.
Author:  cglade [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:16 pm ]
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Sneak peak at what it will look like with the back installed. Still need to install the bracing later this week.
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Author:  cglade [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:16 pm ]
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All the kerfing has been installed Image
Author:  D. Ramsey [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:07 pm ]
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Looks Great!
Author:  nkwak [ Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:09 pm ]
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Wow! Not bad for a first rosette. I just finished my first build and the rosette came out horrible. I tried to do something similar but ended up making a set of rosewood coasters before I got a rosewood ring that didn't break into 3 pieces. Once I was done the idea of putting in abalone went right out the window. Now I know what to do for the next time.
Author:  theguitarwhisperer [ Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:16 pm ]
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If you want to make the abalone pieces a little more flush to the surface you can glue some thin wood veneers to the backs of them..

:)
Author:  WaddyThomson [ Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:51 pm ]
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Nice work. Good looking rosette.
Author:  Doug Balzer [ Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:55 pm ]
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Good work! Keep it coming.
Author:  A.Hix [ Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:59 am ]
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Nice, clean looking work! Good job.
Author:  cglade [ Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:48 pm ]
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Out of the mold just to see how things look. All of the back and top bracing has been cut and planed. Going to work on the x-bracing for the top this weekend. Image
Author:  cglade [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:48 pm ]
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Finally got some time today and was able to glue the back bracing.

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Slowly but surely...
Author:  Beth Mayer [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:44 pm ]
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I'm sure you're doing this, but are you planning to put struts on the inside of the sides?
Very nice rosette and looks like your work is very precise and clean! Love it :)
Author:  jack [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:02 pm ]
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Nice clean work Chris... really nice!
Author:  cglade [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:45 pm ]
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X bracing installed

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Currently working on shaping the back bracing.

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Tone bars installed this morning.

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More to follow...
Author:  cglade [ Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:32 pm ]
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Been a while since I posted any progress photos... Box is finally built. Time to install the purfling and binding.
Author:  cglade [ Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:40 pm ]
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More to follow...
Author:  cglade [ Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:47 pm ]
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Happy Father's Day!
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