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Turned a block of cocobolo I got from Bob 'the Zootman' into a bridge for my OLF SJ this afternoon. This is my first handmade bridge. Other than rounding over the top edge where it drops off to the wings a little too much, I am very pleased with the outcome. I cut the saddle slot on my router table following much of the advice I got in another thread here. I did it in two passes and it worked perfectly. The fingerboard is also cocobolo. All that is left now is gluing on the fingerboard and final sanding.



Ken

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Looks great Ken. You work fast!

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Ken, that's a handsome bridge.
And Uncle Bob did you right.

Steve

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Looks nice Ken.I like the grain in that bridge.

Looks great Ken! Nice piece of coco.

Chuck

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Ahhhhhh Cocobolo, my personal favorite. I prefer it over Brazillian Rosewood any day. Twice!

Great work Ken. Looking forward to seeing (and hearing?) the finished product.

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beautiful wood, design, and craftsmanship.
phil

Nice design, pretty lumber, and good execution.

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Thanks gents. I'd like to take credit for the design, but it is Michael Payne's. It does go well with the SJ.

Rod, funny you say I work fast. At times I think I am the slowest builder on the forum. I did have a good weekend. I got the fingerboard inlaid and fretted and also inlaid the headstock. Now with the bridge done, I should be able to dig out the spray gear and shoot some Emtech 6000 by week end. I'm anxious to try it out.

Ken

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Ken, I'd have to do battle with ya on the slowest builder on the forum business. Anyway, great looking bridge. You're closing in on it now!!

Maybe we need a slow builder thread, I know I'm a contender

I like the bridge too, I'm getting ready to make my first - for an acoustic guitar anyway.

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Ken, that bridge is awesome. Isn't it great to know you can make your own bridge now just as good as what you buy pre-made.


I made my first standard Martin style bridge out of ebony last month as was just amazed I did it. I just think it's cool when we discover we can make something like that. I polished mine up with micro-mesh pads and it shines like a brand new penny!

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