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Recent entry showed his work in his entry(sorry can't remember who)...

No matter---show us your builds. both mine are on the other computer, and I'll post pix tomorrow when I get to work....

Mine are:
#1. OM. Bunya pine top. Queenland Maple back, sides and neck. EIR bits and a hard maple bit on the rear of the headstock

#2. Dread. REdwood top. Aussie blackwood back sides and neck with a centre lamination of tasmanian oak. pink gidgee fretboard and bridge/headplate....

Pix to come tomorrow. Hope I can edit this then....

Here we are....Not really up to snuff, compared to you guys, but....

Here's mine from the last OLF challenge:

Mahogany and sitka spruce OM size.

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Here is my first, built primarily under the eye of Al Carruth. Similiar to a Martin 0, but my own design...





And my second, from the second challenge build of 2012, known as the Mesquite-O. Guitar is built entirely of south texas mesquite, save the top and bracing.

Here is my first. Its an EIR/Sitka. Its got coco bindings and a rosewood neck






Number two is still under construction here are a couple in progress pics. Its a sitka over flamed maple that is going to be dyed black. With spalted maple rosette and headstock veneer.

Jay, did you do all the inlay on your first? It looks incredible! Very nice.

Ditto, thats some badass inlay.

Yes, I did it all. Al helped me with the purfling, but the fretboard and headstock I did myself with a dremel and a 1/32" downcut bit. The inlays themselves were purchased, not cut from shell..... Thanks for the kind words!

Jeez. First builds huh? Might as well give up now

Jay, nice work. I voted for the Mesquito. Nice plan design and execution. Looks to be a lovely guitar, and all the more remarkable for your second

Seriously need to step up my game around here

Nick,
Thanks for the vote for the Mesquite-O! Judging by the pictures of your first, you needn't step up your game too much. I love your headstock design....
--jay

Isn't the white rose from Doyle Dykes' signature guitars?

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Pablo Picasso

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Dunno about the rose. I bought it on eBay, cause the daughter's middle name is Rose..

Thanks For the comments Jay.

Ought to be some nice results coming out of this challenge....

My first was way back in 2008 since then have abandoned a tenor, moved house, and only recently had time to start building again...

Was my own shape based originally on an OM plan - old German Spruce top (late 1980s!), Macassar Ebony B+S, Mahogany neck and Curly Koa bindings body, neck and headstock. Nitro finish which has now crackled after a temperature challenge, but a decent tone and opened up nice

Looks good to me. But, howcum a Scot has a Kookaburra on his headstock?

Meant to be a kingfisher - maybe a certain resemblance to a Kookaburra!

I adopted the 'kingfisher' as I started building when still living in East Sussex (am English although Mrs C is a Scot) and there was one that we used to see all the time in the local brook...

I have sort of adapted teh design of the logo to a more illustrative design... but still needs works as now looks like the Aussie Cricket manufacturwrs logo!

I have worked with my uncle; David Gill building ukuleles for a couples of years. These are ukes I have built for my self. Still learning but having a good time. The solid body with the under saddle pickup was my third. I am working on another now.

Lots of great looking instruments. When there is an ugly guitar contest, I will post a picture of my first.

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Here is my first build, the picture doesn't really emphasize the flame top very good, but I'm sure you get the idea. I still plan to strip it back down, route the recess for the tremolo a little deeper, as I don't get much up-pull, and shave down under the nut, as my action is quite stiff. and I think I have a small bit of tongue rise, so I may try take the frets down a little bit in the upper register. And then re-oil and polish it. when the weather is better of course.



found a nicer picture of when i was oiling it, the flame shows up better here.

Nice looking guitar, and the timber top pops. Always hard to get what you see in the picture you want to show.

Looking forward to yours....

I just bought a couple nice chunks of silky oak(lacewood) that will one day turn into a thinline-type.....Yeah, one day, when I no longer need to work, and the wife doesn't have a honey-do list