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Its been awhile since we have done one of these. so whats going on in your shop?
I'm bracing up a top for my first commission build and I'm making a rosette.

Decisions, decisions......... What top to use on my 2013 New builder challenge Nick Lucas, and what scope to put on my new AX........

Nice looking rosette!

I'm making a scraper plane so I can thickness the back and sides of my piccolo guitar.

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I got some more repair work in- a 43' Martin 00-18 for a neck reset, new bridge and frets.
I love working on these old guitars.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Pore filling #2 and #3. I also picked out the wood for #4 and #5, sanded and joined them, and bent one set of sides.

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Just finished spraying the first one I've done with my own 16" LB shape with first arm bevel. The next one I'll go further south with the bevel and try not to crack the top purfing. . A learning experience every step of the way. A friend came into the shop when I was just putting a bit in the router to cut the sound hole. He left and I started cutting. I didn't tighten the bit. This one also got my first bound sound hole.

One of my other friends walked in and commented "I guess those are for women eh"

The back and sides are from some Koa boards a buddy brought back from Hawaii. Even without curl, it is sure beautiful wood.

Enjoy The Day

No pictures (unless you need to see a zpoxy pore-filled body being sanded back to wood.)

(1) Finish sanding and pore-filling a lutz/EIR Romanillos classical

(2) With input from Don Williams and Clay Schaeffer, putting together templates and bending forms for a Type 1.

(3) Thinking about (as opposed to actually building yet) a circle cutter and veneer thicknesser from Bill Nesse's instructions, and, related ...

(4) Trying to design my first version of a rosette mosaic.

After hemming and hawing for a few years and saying I'd rather get guitars built than worry about rosettes in the few minutes I can allot to the activity, I'm ready to bite the bullet - In the classical world, not having your own rosette is roughly equivalent to not signing your work.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Had this set of sapele sitting around for about 6 years or more. Finally decided to use it for the Healdsburg show.

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michael propsom
www.propsomguitars.com

Aside from quite a few repairs that came in and are now heading out I got to start carving braces on tops for the next two builds.

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Brian

You never know what you are capable of until you actually try.

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Nice projects, all. Wow, that Saeple is unbelievable!!!

I have an OM hanging with sealer on, waiting for weather to be warm enough (on a day I don't have to do my paying job) to spray lacquer
Meanwhile, there's a tenor uke in finishing stages, who's neck I finished carving and sanding today.
Next up is a pair of slope-shoulder dreads...new shape for me, and I just completed the mold, bending form and template for those, as well as joining the top for the one getting a Shane/Lutz top. That Lutz rings like a bell, even in the rough!

Cleaning up top bracing, getting ready to close the box on number three....

Trying out my "new" Fuji Q3 turbine/XPC spray gun (with Enduro-Var water based gloss.)
I love this gun!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Colin, are you using the Enduro-var on a guitar? I use it for kitchen cabinetry (semi-gloss) and find it great to spray. I have the Fuji Super 4 Gold/XPC, and it is a dream to use!

Alex

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Working on #2. Got the tuners fit and everything is just about ready for lacquer! I need to hurry up so I can get back on my challenge guitar!

Yup, shure am.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

that sapelle(sapele?) is about the most amazing piece of wood i have ever seen....dayum

Finishing up an electric build:

sweet! More pics please

I have some commissions and they required a compression fretting.
http://www.kitguitarsforum.com/board/vi ... f=5&t=5855

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
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You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

That rosette looks Really interesting.
I would love to see more pics, and for sure a finished shot.
And Michael, +1 on that Sapele. Look forward to ogling that in person.

Steve

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whoa, dude

here is a pic of the rosette done but now glued in.

Along with a few commissions I have going, I've started working on this years "bluegrass batch" (2 dreads, 2 F5's), to be ready for this summer. Actually I'm considering keeping this one for myself, I only have some of my own very early guitars around the house, it would be nice to have something that actually inspired my to play . Its some pretty decent madrose, to be paired with a nice red spruce top, in a fairly traditional looking package.

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

What did you use to dye the top with? Are you happy with the results? It looks good with the contrast of the rosette.

Ed

Ed,
I used colortone liquid dye from stew mac. Its the same stuff I used to dye the back and sides and back of the neck. I am happy with the results, though dying the spruce top took a little more time than the maple back and sides. The spruce didnt soak up the dye as readily. I personally like the results much better than painting the top black. You can still see the character of the top not just a solid black color.


I love the contrast it gives against the spalted maple rosette as well. Also the undyed curyly maple bindings really stand out too, its kinda hard to tell from my crappy pictures. I really need to invest in a camera.


thanks for the compliments and if ya have any more questions let me know.