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| Author: | jsmith [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | One More Dumpster Guitar |
Just had to share a few photos of one more guitar whose back & sides of wood that were destined for the trash at yacht place where I had worked. I gleaned a small board of Australia Lacewood that yielded enough for this Grand Parlor. The Cambodian Rosewood binding was also salvage material, 1/4" thick veneer taken from the top of a discarded coffee table.    
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| Author: | Rod True [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Amazing! |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Nice! |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Looks great! Well done. I love the look of lacewood, too. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
That's fantastic. I was just sorting through my stash and forgot that I have a set of Lacewood. IT's beautiful stuff and looks great with rosewood bindings. I used cocobolo on the lacewood guitar I built and it looks a lot like that. |
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| Author: | ernie [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
A true dumpster divers treasure . Great recycling , in a creative way, KUdos |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Holy smokes, Mike! Is that some of the same stuff you sent me? Pat |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Wow! What an incredible recycling project! |
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| Author: | jsmith [ Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Pat Foster wrote: Holy smokes, Mike! Is that some of the same stuff you sent me? Pat Hey Pat! Actually, I sent you a set of leopard wood. The grain is pretty similar, but the leopard is harder, heavier and a bit redder. I'm currently building a Grand Parlor with leopard back & sides, with an accent back wedge of some leftover lacewood. Pairing it with one of the Port Orford tops I bought from Vince at Pacific Coast Woods at the last Marylhurst show. And thanks everybody for the great comments. It's always a treat to find a treasure in someone else's trash. |
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| Author: | Shaw [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Nice I wish I had a place nearby like this that threw out nice wood. Sent from my HTC Desire 626s using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | phil [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Nice save Mike! How was the lacewood for bending and sanding? Phil |
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| Author: | jsmith [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
phil wrote: Nice save Mike! How was the lacewood for bending and sanding? Phil Hi, Phil. The Lacewood presented no problems in bending. However, I found that this wood (at least this particular piece) was very lightweight and soft. Dented much more readily than say honduran mahogany. Regarding the bending: I've been mainly doing laminated sides, so the lacewood was thinned down to about .07 or .075 (don't recall exactly). But, I did some test 'flexes' on the sides during the thinning process, and it felt very supple. And for sanding. It's a very non-resinous wood, so no paper loading. |
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| Author: | AndyB [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Love the semi-square heel. Very nice detail on a great looking guitar. Andy |
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| Author: | cablepuller1 [ Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
Great job ..looks fantastic and recycled wood what a save |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sat Jan 16, 2016 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One More Dumpster Guitar |
That's not just nice. It's not just fantastic. It's so nice, I can't think of a proper superlative to describe it! It's beyond amazing to me! However, I'll tell you that when I saw your title, I expected to see a total failure of a guitar--one which you had abandoned and thrown in the dumpster without so much as the dignity of a Viking funeral (barbecue fire and all that....you know....) |
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