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Yeah Filippo, I know. I've tried appealing to his conscience before... but Snig and his conscience get along famously!
Seriously, that's a nice score Chris. Love the black line figure. Reminds me of the Madagascar we were seeing a few years ago.

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Jim Womack

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Will Rogers

My #9, on the bench. Will have a cedar top, my first.

My complements to Bob C, RCTonewoods for the fine wood.

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Waddy

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Waddy,

Is that also 4 pieces for the back ?


I have a nice piece of Pao as well - and plan on a 3 piece back. Just go tot get through my first couple guitars and then I will start resawing it and some English walnut for 3 and 4.

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That would put me in a position where the word Zlurgh would become a verb....as in....

'Wince'..."ohhhh....he just got zlurghed!"

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Yup, Snig is the one who would get whupped. Did anyone else notice that he had all that icky wood laying around on her sewing table, hmmmm?

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Jim Womack

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. "
Will Rogers

Jim I laughed out loud when I read that...mostly because just yesterday I got the 'stink eye' from her over that bench of hers.....

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No, two piece back and a pair of sides.

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Waddy

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Just an update to this thread. I put this board through the saw today and have:

4 fingerboards
1 bridge blank (could have had more but had to work around a couple small internal defects)
4 headplates

...and 1 really COOL OM set! This is straight off the saw - you should see it when it's wet!

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Awesome! Definitely the right decision on how to cut it. And those back offcuts ought to make some more good headplates.

Keep us posted when you decide to build 'er up

These photos do absolutely NO justice to the set I'll tell ya that!

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That's immense Chris, stunning colouration!

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Hey Snig, that's some butt-ugly wood.....

So what'll ya take for the rug? :

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Jim Womack

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. "
Will Rogers

Jim that was the BEST!

I guess I'll have to keep my eye on your next time you sneek over here right?

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That's a fine machine ain't it? Maybe I could trade the rug for it!!??

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There is no difference between the man that thinks he can....and the man that thinks he cannot.

Sometimes doing a slip match ,rather than a book match, on the two outside seams will make it less obvious that it is a four piece back. This is not always the case, but I usually try it to see how it looks.