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I thought I would share a couple of shots of my latest. It's a bit of a milestone because it is my first go at a bevel and the first of my own shape. It does still look very much like a guitar. The Koa is from a board a buddy of mine brought back from Hawaii. Nothing fancy but it is just rich and very lovely wood. First time I've used it but won't be the last. First time I have used Bearclaw also and I'm liking it a lot. I decided to finally get off my butt and make my own shape. The kicker was I wanted something a little bigger, a 16" guitar, to put a bevel on. I used the same bracing layout as I do a forward shifted Dred.

The specs are:
Koa back and sides
Bearclaw Sitka top
Bolivian Rosewood bevel and binding
Mahogany/black veneer neck
Ebony FB, bridge and head plate
Black MOP shell
Gotoh 510 tuners
Nitro over Zpoxy finish
WRC under the bevel









To comment on doing a bevel, I would say that overall it was pretty fun. Thanks to Robby O'Brian's video for making it look so easy. I think he missed a couple of steps. I do see why black would be a preferred wood colour and anyone that can cleanly do a bevel in Maple has got some serious chops. The bevel itself is quite deep and I like the feel a lot. I think I went in from the top 1" and 3/4" into the side at the deepest point. It's very comfortable to play. The next one will get a redesign and I'll go further South with it just because I think it would look better. I should have started at the tail block. The guitar sounds GREAT. Very full and rich sounding. I think I will keep this one for myself.

Thanks For Looking,
Danny

Great job. I like it.

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Really nice looking guitar and finish. Congratulations on this impressive addition to your skill set; I'm sure the air must get more rarefied the higher you go.

Nicely done, Danny, everything looks just right! Where is the bearclaw from? Fraser Valley Fine Woods?

Alex

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Thanks Tony. You're hurricane build is looking great. Got to try a sound hole some time.

Martin, I am happy to have finally done a bevel. The air is the same but I am finding more and more creative ways to screw up.

Thanks Alex. It did indeed come from Fraser Valley. He must sell a lot of his wood to big builders. He only has the odd set come up. This one must have been done by a pretty tame bare but it is really stiff. I've been looking at some sets from Maurice Contracting in the Charlottes. Beautiful but spendy. It is "Private Stock" though.

Ha story of my life. Nice looking sophisticated guitar.

Nicely done Danny. That bevel turned out great.

Beautiful guitar. It might be plain koa...but the colors are gorgeous

Sofisticated eh. I don't think anyone's ever called anything I've done that. Is that a complment? Thanks Greg my friend.

Darrel - good to hear from you and thanks.

Thanks Kevin. You're right. Wood sure doesn't have to be fancy to be beautiful. It's cool that my friend brought the board back with him from Hawaii. We got 2 sets each.

Nice work that bevel is great