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Let's start from fresh. I rubbed a couple shellac sessions on the soundboard of my 9th, and I am carving the headstock of #10. I was also thinking about using some green on my next guitar, for a change

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Woodworking show is in Denver this weekend, so I will be taking a break from my coughing and fever to go give money to some stranger, probably in a Lee Valley apron. Then fever permitting, I'm going to start the finish on my nephew's parlor. Probably Tru0il.

And is that third picture your headstock? My eyes were convinced that was some sort of coving and I could not for the life of me figure out what it was.

Mike

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Mike Lindstrom

Yeah, it has this spiky attitude to it...I start by chiseling out the headplate then the core but stop at the backplate to avoid tearouts. When I'm almost done I turn it around and carve off the back too. i guess most ppl do this with a coping saw but I just love playing with chisels.

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I'll be carving the neck on my latest build - a Mahogany/Sitka Deradnought. I'm "documenting" this build on my Facebook page because many of my Facebook friends are guitar players and are surprised at what goes into building an acoustic guitar. It's kind of fun because I've never really sat down and described in words what I do on each operation of the building process. While doing so, I've actually thought of a better way to do several small things so I guess it's a good exercise. Makes me think about each step.

Cheers,
Chuck

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I finally finished making my varnish finishing DVD so instead of sitting at a computer I actually get to go back out in my shop. I'm starting a Carpathian Spruce/ Osage Orange 12 fret Slope D, doing some repair work on a banjo, and completing a Cedar/Rosewood W body.

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I glued the top and back onto one of my latest two builds, and hope to get the second guitars box closed next week.







Fred

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Fred Tellier
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Fillipo - That's really cool. I hope you'll show us how it turns out. And though I've never met him, my years of lurking here make me think Todd Stock knows a lot about a lot of things.

Fred - looking good. Are those locating pins in your top? I'd been thinking about trying to put pins outside the mod some how. That's a much simpler idea.

Mike

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Filippo : Nice looking project....! Krenov was one of the best...!!!! Not sure if you know but he published at least 3 books which are good reads plus lots of tips and philosophy.
Tom

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I got a bit more done on the rosewood/red spruce Grand Concert.
It's just about ready for pore fill and lacquer !

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Hey everyone

Composite top with Pau Ferro back and sides. FP top with EM6000 for the rest. This is my second try with my new spray settup (I used to brush on the EM6000) and I am very pleased with the results. The client is a very small woman who is only about 4' 11" tall, so I made this guitar about 10% smaller, with a 640mm scale. It's not the first time that I do this but every time I am pleasently surprise that there is little or no noticeable effect on volume for a shorter scale guitar.

Cheers

Pat

Finishing up a batch of honduran rosewood bridges....

Finally, I get to make a contribution to these threads!

The canoe shop is set up for guitar building, legitimately, these days, as I work on my first commissioned guitar. This is build #13 for me: Lutz topped, curly maple, classical, with tornavoz, based upon Torres FE19. I tapered the body yesterday and am getting set up to do the back lining.

Once this build is a little further along I have my wife's 250 year old 'cello to do some repair work on, gotta get a move on with making her viola da gamba.

I've been collecting material for a Mahogany-Lutz L-00. I have the sides bent and most of the materials together. I feel a need to have a steel string around for friends who come over and insist on playing my nylon string guitars with picks!

I also just received my very first set of EIR! I plan on doing a spruce/rosewood FE19 as my next classical build. Maybe then I'll see what the fuss is all about as I've never built with rosewood before.

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Started finishing first. After 2 FP sessions:


Also started making a couple bridges from EIR:


Joe

Hmmm ... I can't get the pictures in this post to appear in the right places ...

Well, the furniture project that has kept me busy since our return from Spain is finally done. A cakewalk compared to Filippo's Krenov cabinet, but still all consuming given how much time I have to devote to the shop.



So finally it is back to guitars. Let's see, where were we - ah, yes, a Romanillos style guitar, using a Bogdonovich style mold. Cedar (client made me do it) and Indian Rosewood. Gosh, this picture looks strangely like where I was in December 2009



So what's next? As hinted in the fish glue thread, dentalones. (Was that really an improvement over furniture?)

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kirby@udel.edu

Here!

This canoe was SO beat up when it came in I was shaking my head and thinking that I didn't want to take it on because it would be such an expensive repair that I feared the client wouldn't go for. Well, they did. Its all trim and paint, now, easy-peasy!

I've got a Rangeley/Whitehall rowboat hybrid to build in the New Year, so stay tuned!

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Filippo, I don’t really have any other good pics at this time but I will certainly post some when it’s finished. The neck angle and relief seem to be right on spec after installing the frets. Thanks for asking.

Joe

Well me didn't bake it in me shop, but this
is what me baked this weekend.
Everybody in the family gets their own small (4x6) Xmas Cake. Yay
This is the art work that goes on top of the little aluminum cake trays.




blessings
dud
Padma

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I haven't posted or had much of a chance to work on guitars over the last 3 months as all of my spare time has been consumed re-doing my sailboat. Just about finished mounting all the rigging.

I just finished up with a little circle cutting jig and router base. I can finally get some rosettes cut that have been waiting too long.
Nice work everyone.
It seems we have some great guitar builders and furniture makers in here. I just love Krenov style pieces. I saw that article a while back and started designing a guitar cabinet based on his style. I wish I'd just take some time and build it. I'd love to see some photos of it finished Filippo.

Now that the rains are starting to come through I have come back into the shop and am prepping 1 body to shoot laquer on the back and sides, and making a fixture to bind the fretboard. The Sinker/Koa sits in wait. I'll finish that one as the laquer cures on the first.

Chris, congrats on the new job but sorry to see you leave SC! Well I joined the back on #3 and installed the kerfing to the rims. The more I use fish glue the more I like it! While waiting on the glue to set I started work on my bandsaw table. When I first got the saw, a couple neighbors set sweaty beverage cans on the table and then it rained while I was out of town. The saw sits in the shop/garage and when the door opened water dripped onto the table. I was sick when I came home to find rust and water marks on the new saw. So today I resolved to remove the rust and stains. Liberally coated the table in WD-40, got a scotchbrite kitchen pad and my ROS out and went at it. Took me about an hour but what a difference! Next I'll wipe it down with distilled vinegar to remove any residual rust and the WD-40 then when dry coat with some paste wax to prevent this from happening again.

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Bobby Masten

Lookin good everyone. Mr. Anderson (he says in his best Agent Smith voice), nice to see you getting closer on that GC

I wasn't happy with the headstock on this one so I refinished it.

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This is the archtop bass I put up a couple of weeks ago. Still have to wire the floating humbucker and do some set-up. The thumb rest is just stuck on with some doublestick until I let my bud decide whether he wants it. I took a few pics with one of my 17" archtops to give an idea of how big this thing is

I'm working on my commission Honduras Rosewood build and my spec Honduras Mahogany dred build. Both guitars are coming along well.

OM:





Dread:

Lots of gorgeous work!!! Here is my contribution: a new OM size, myrtle, bearclaw spruce, something dark from the cutoff bin, maybe wenge for the heel cap, tail wedge and back strip, and cocobolo - ready for the bridge. Joe White finish buffed out today.

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