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Looking really nice Greg, you've got oak down

David Lane wrote:

Looking really nice Greg, you've got oak down

Thanks Dave.......... this is the Curly Maple Nick Lucas, both this ad the White Oak D #3 are at the same place. bliss

No tail wedge? Daring!

.... You could use some of the binding material to make a wedge back there.

Although I have always loved the Les Paul, red to yellow sunburst, I was never a fan of sunburst finishes on acoustic guitars until I started building them. Now I like a subtle burst, not a full, blacked out sides kind of 'burst like your pic. I like seeing the wood, so I know what you mean. You could use some of the binding material to make a wedge back there.

Tony, Steve & Nick thanks for looking and the advice.
Necks! Ok neck. Going with a traditional dovetail (Hope it doesn't start a fight:)
Local Fancy Hardwood vendor (Jeffries if you live around Knoxville) is selling curly Maple turning blanks, 3"-3/4" X 3"-3/4" X 36" for $20.00

Really enjoying this thread, Clinch. I can't believe it's only your second instrument!
Are you worried about the voids in the face of the neck blank? I see one adjacent to the nut slot area and one near the truss rod slot.

Beth Mayer wrote:

Beth I'm pretty sure thats some mild spalting, Anyway its almost as hard as my head so we should be ok laughing6-hehe

Well this is as far as I can go without the fingerboard.

Nice fingerboard! Are you going to make the bridge from the amazon as well? I like the color of it.

Author:	Clinchriver [ Mon May 06, 2013 3:40 am ]
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David Lane wrote: Looking really nice Greg, you've got oak down Thanks Dave.......... this is the Curly Maple Nick Lucas, both this and the White Oak D #3 are at the same place.

Author:	Tony_in_NYC [ Mon May 06, 2013 10:12 am ]
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Looks great!

Author:	David Lane [ Mon May 06, 2013 1:03 pm ]
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Clinchriver wrote: David Lane wrote: Looking really nice Greg, you've got oak down Thanks Dave.......... this is the Curly Maple Nick Lucas, both this ad the White Oak D #3 are at the same place. Well color me sheepish

Author:	Clinchriver [ Wed May 08, 2013 7:18 pm ]
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I work 10 hour days and have a 13 year old daughter that plays on two soccer teams so weekdays its hard to get any shop time, but I managed a little and got some binding bent last night, and got it glued on the top tonight.

Author:	Clinchriver [ Fri May 10, 2013 7:08 pm ]
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Thank god I'm off on Fridays Well were all bound up I have so much to learn about building and seems like most of its coming the hard way. Any way this is a big step down the road from #1 but I still have a ways to go. And now to lay out and start a 13 fret neck.

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Author:	David Lane [ Fri May 10, 2013 10:13 pm ]
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That is some sweet looking work

Author:	Clinchriver [ Thu May 16, 2013 8:09 pm ]
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Almost a guarantee there will be another 13 fret Nick Lucas, roughed out two neck blanks, time to do some carving.

Author:	Tony_in_NYC [ Thu May 16, 2013 10:29 pm ]
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No tail wedge? Daring!

Author:	Clinchriver [ Fri May 17, 2013 5:58 am ]
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Tony_in_NYC wrote: No tail wedge? Daring! Tony, thanks for looking. The seam........ I almost nailed that one On the original the seam is black, that sunburst thing, however I'm thinking I want the finish translucent to show off the grain so I'm thinking about which way to go.

Author:	Tony_in_NYC [ Fri May 17, 2013 7:44 am ]
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Although I have always loved the Les Paul, red to yellow sunburst, I was never a fan of sunburst finishes on acoustic guitars until I started building them. Now I like a subtle burst, not a full, blacked out sides kind of 'burst like your pic. I like seeing the wood, so I know what you mean. You could use some of the binding material to make a wedge back there.

Author:	SteveSmith [ Fri May 17, 2013 8:48 am ]
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Tony_in_NYC wrote: .... You could use some of the binding material to make a wedge back there. Nice progress - I like the choice of woods. I'm also one of those who likes to see the grain through the color. FYI I did a butt joint on a size 0 and it didn't close quite to my satisfaction. I just routed a 1/16" slot and put in a piece of black purfling (bindings were black). Came out just fine. Would be a little harder with the binding on. Guess it depends how dark you plan to do the finish.

Author:	nickinbruns [ Sat May 18, 2013 1:57 am ]
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Easy as. I actually forgot to do the heel strip of my last one... By the time I realised it, the binding was on, and I coulda kicked myself in the butt. I used a scalpel, and small chisel to clean out a trench and inset the strip...

Author:	Clinchriver [ Sat May 18, 2013 10:37 am ]
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Tony, Steve & Nick thanks for looking and the advice. Necks! Ok neck. Going with a traditional dovetail (Hope it doesn't start a fight:) Local Fancy Hardwood vendor (Jeffries if you live around Knoxville) is selling curly Maple turning blanks, 3"-3/4" X 3"-3/4" X 36" for $20.00

Author:	Beth Mayer [ Sat May 18, 2013 11:54 am ]
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Tony_in_NYC wrote: Although I have always loved the Les Paul, red to yellow sunburst, I was never a fan of sunburst finishes on acoustic guitars until I started building them. Now I like a subtle burst, not a full, blacked out sides kind of 'burst like your pic. I like seeing the wood, so I know what you mean. You could use some of the binding material to make a wedge back there. Yeah, because if it's the full, blacked out look, you'll have to punch it in the face! That would be a shame on this beautiful build.

Author:	Clinchriver [ Tue May 21, 2013 7:53 pm ]
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Slotted some Amazonian rosewood I got from my dad. Laid out my taper scribed the lines, minus the binding, freehand cut proud of the line on my tablesaw and used a shooting board and a very sharp plane to the line. Glued on the binding with HHG then the sharp plane and a shooting board to my final taper. Started sanding a 16 inch radius.

Author:	ZekeM [ Wed May 22, 2013 5:22 pm ]
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Sweet! Bon aqua ain't to far from me. Just on the other side of Nashville. Real close to where my fiancée is from, Dickson.

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Author:	Beth Mayer [ Sat May 18, 2013 11:56 am ]
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Clinchriver wrote: Tony, Steve & Nick thanks for looking and the advice. Necks! Ok neck. Going with a traditional dovetail (Hope it doesn't start a fight:) Local Fancy Hardwood vendor (Jeffries if you live around Knoxville) is selling curly Maple turning blanks, 3"-3/4" X 3"-3/4" X 36" for $20.00 Really enjoying this thread, Clinch. I can't believe it's only your second instrument! Are you worried about the voids in the face of the neck blank? I see one adjacent to the nut slot area and one near the truss rod slot.

Author:	Clinchriver [ Sun May 19, 2013 8:06 am ]
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Beth Mayer wrote: Really enjoying this thread, Clinch. I can't believe it's only your second instrument! Are you worried about the voids in the face of the neck blank? I see one adjacent to the nut slot area and one near the truss rod slot. Beth I'm pretty sure thats some mild spalting, Anyway its almost as hard as my head so we should be ok Well this is as far as I can go without the fingerboard.

Author:	Casey Cochran [ Sun May 19, 2013 9:24 am ]
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Looks awesome, great work!

Author:	Beth Mayer [ Sun May 19, 2013 2:15 pm ]
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Clinchriver wrote: Beth Mayer wrote: Really enjoying this thread, Clinch. I can't believe it's only your second instrument! Are you worried about the voids in the face of the neck blank? I see one adjacent to the nut slot area and one near the truss rod slot. Beth I'm pretty sure thats some mild spalting, Anyway its almost as hard as my head so we should be ok Well this is as far as I can go without the fingerboard. Oh, I see that now! Crazy cool build, Clinch !

Author:	Tony_in_NYC [ Sun May 19, 2013 10:05 pm ]
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Excellent neck work Greg!

Author:	nickinbruns [ Sun May 19, 2013 10:15 pm ]
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I, too, like the dovetail, and don't intend to stop using it. I don't subscribe to Martin's nonsense about the joint, it just seems more organic and "right" to me....

Author:	ZekeM [ Wed May 22, 2013 8:43 am ]
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Nice fingerboard! Are you going to make the bridge from the amazon as well? I like the color of it.

Author:	Tony_in_NYC [ Wed May 22, 2013 12:04 pm ]
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+1 on the fretboard.

Author:	Clinchriver [ Wed May 22, 2013 4:32 pm ]
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ZekeM wrote: Nice fingerboard! Are you going to make the bridge from the amazon as well? I like the color of it. Tony, Beth, Zeke, Nick, Casey, Steve, everybody Thanks! Yep, Howard Merle, one of my dads neighbors/woodworking buddies in Bon Aqua Tennessee, son is an airline pilot that lives in Miami Florida, this wood was part of a packing crate that came through the airport some years ago. One of the boards was brazilian......