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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:36 am 
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De Rocher is that Imbuia by chance?



It's sipo.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:14 am 
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Working on an OM with maple B&S, neck, binding, backstrap, and heel plate, sitka top, ebony fingerboard, bridge, and headplate.


Digging that fretboard!

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:46 pm 
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J De Rocher wrote:
jfmckenna wrote:

De Rocher is that Imbuia by chance?



It's sipo.


Wow I've never seen Sipo that looks quite like that. It looks so much like Imbuia that I have built with.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:05 pm 
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We are moving to Anacortes, WA! My shop is completely torn apart in preparation. It took me a good while to get the layout just right, so taking it all apart is bittersweet. The new shop space is 500 square feet bigger and comes complete with a bar and kegerator. Imagine a 1200 sqft English pub vibe. It’s currently very dark down there and will require fresh paint before we can start setting up the new space.

I did manage to get finish on a current build before the spray booth started coming apart. I used Enduro var for the first time and I think I like it... I am definitely looking forward to loosing the blue cast found in acrylic lacquer.

Looking forward to posting more shots after buffing.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:49 pm 
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J De Rocher wrote:
jfmckenna wrote:

De Rocher is that Imbuia by chance?



It's sipo.


Wow I've never seen Sipo that looks quite like that. It looks so much like Imbuia that I have built with.


Here's what the back looks like. The figuring has more of a 3D look to it in person. This is one of three sets from two sources that all look like this. I've seen some mahogany with figuring like this and it's sometimes referred to as plum pudding and other times as vein figuring.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:59 pm 
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That awesome!


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:43 pm 
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Michaeldc wrote:
and comes complete with a bar and kegerator. Imagine a 1200 sqft English pub vibe.


I'm managing a craft beer bar in an effort to save money before I attempt a foray into full time professional lutherie. Your new shop sounds like my dream; get some Hill farmstead or maybe some Pliny the Elder on draught if you're west coast and you'll keep your visiting customers very happy.



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I'm off on a weekend trip tomorrow, but I 've got this waiting for purfling lines.
Spalted beech/redwood top, going on an ebony OM.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:17 am 
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Sollod can you describe the rosette in that maple guitar?


The rosette is a radial design of end grain of black palm with no purfling between the pieces.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:14 pm 
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Figured Walnut MJ...big beastie!ImageImage
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:33 pm 
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That’s some of the nicest walnut I have ever seen!

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:59 am 
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Love the walnut! ...and that is some nice silking in that top.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:04 am 
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That spruce has silk in waves! What is it? Very Cool. I tried some Adirondack once that was kinda like that, but it kept splitting along the grain, so I threw it out.

I have a piece of Paradox Walnut roughed out for a violin. I like to rough things out and let them set a while. I like starting new. Then I go back and finish it up.
The Walnut should look great when finished; the flame is very deep and 3d looking.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:35 pm 
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I was lucky to score three matching back and side billets to resaw myself. Spruce is lutz. Yum yum!

Ken, I've never seen a walnut violin. Looks cool!


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Took a break from acoustic guitars, Just finished building this Tele. I loved making this, especially the neck, and plan on making more. Used Lindy Fralin pickups.

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My teen son and I are building a Tele, using Fralin PUPs too, humbucker at the neck. He'll play it in his band, Hanford (after the Superfund nuclear cleanup site here in WA). I'm as excited as he is about hearing it.

Just finished a Torres-based classical—EIR/Lutz— that I'm very happy with. I'll have it at the NW Handmade Instrument Show in Portland first weekend of May.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:35 am 
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I've started experimenting with structured sides on a new modern OM-style build. Wenge and Sitka.

The structured sides are a 3 layer laminate of Wenge, Western Red Cedar, and Cherry. Super ridged.



How thick is the inside lamination?

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Getting this maple 00 and bubinga parlor into finish. The 00 will get a burst and typical shading. Keeping the parlor in clear.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:14 pm 
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Installing frets on this one.

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Busy with scratchbuild #3 - - - cherry/padauk laminated neck, curly cherry body, 'ebony' binding, 12-fret neck on 14-fret body. Having a dandy time with neck angles. Lots of wood moving around, a forest of clamps to establish final neck angle before the top goes on (and while I can still tune the slope on the body). Coming along, no irreversible mistakes (them's the only things that are actual mistakes, says me).

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One for me! Quilt and Curly Maple / Adi with Koa and Madagascar Rosewood appointments.
I think the pick guard is going to turn turtle.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:48 am 
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Taking notes from Hesh, lol!


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Taking notes from Hesh, lol!

If his painter can do it, I can do it ;)
And I wasn't even trying to cover up anything! haha


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Ha!


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No guitars so far. I'm working on my shop.

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I should be fully operation in a week.

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Danny, I don’t usually care for paint, but that is killer.
Pretty brave on the piano black. No forgiveness there.

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