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| Author: | DriftwoodGuitars [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | #17 out the door. |
Hi everyone, I wanted to share my latest commission with you. This one is an African Blackwood and Sitka "Session" model with a 12 fret neck. It was made for a local musician and one of my best friends. He is an outdoorsman, and wanted to capture that through the inlays we chose for the instrument. The falling leaves are cut from Koa and Myrtle. The mountains are walnut and maple, and the cypress tree is walnut that I got from a tree off of his families walnut farm. The leaves are Koa, the moss and bird are myrtle, and the moon is MOP. All inlays are hand cut from scratch. Im super pleased with the sound and playability of this guitar and can't wait to get started on the next one! Thanks for looking! |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Wow! That is a gorgeous guitar. The wood inlays are amazing. It looks like you managed to inlay actual leaves in the fretboard and the mountain range inlay over your end graft is very cool. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Ah.... she's a beauty. Nicely done. |
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| Author: | A.Hix [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:57 pm ] |
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Chris....man... that is AWESOME. Beautiful work. |
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| Author: | Glen H [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Dead-on perfect. |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Very beautiful and well done! |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Awesome! Love everything about it. The inlays, the blackwood, the bound fingerboard, and the shape. 12 fret neck, but with a high waist and slim upper bout so it doesn't look like a peanut  Very similar to the new shape I just drew up a few days ago, actually.And for a guy named Forrest? How fitting can you get 
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Your work is always a treat, Chris! The inlays are beautiful! Alex |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
That is pretty. I especially like the falling leaves on the fret board. |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:40 pm ] |
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Stunning! |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:49 pm ] |
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Nice! |
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| Author: | JasonMoe [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Pretty guitar, very rustic but elegant at the same time. |
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| Author: | dofthesea [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
I like this. Love the leaves. Simplistic elegance. |
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| Author: | Greg Maxwell [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:05 pm ] |
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That is some truly high end work, what a beautiful instrument! Great photography also. |
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| Author: | Goat Rock Ukulele [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:15 pm ] |
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OH YA!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:28 pm ] |
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Very nice, inspiring work. |
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| Author: | Tom West [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:25 pm ] |
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Congrats.........super work and design..!! I even think the label is something special. So thought and heart went into this one. Tom h l a e d n |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Fantastic! |
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| Author: | Wayne Brown [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:50 pm ] |
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Amazingly beautiful! Love the inlays! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:05 pm ] |
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Wow, nice. Impeccable work. Someone is gonna be a happy camper! |
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| Author: | Bri [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:29 pm ] |
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Inspiring! Thanks |
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
It's a brave luthier that inlays into a body. Gorgeous and tasteful work. Your inlay work definitely falls into the category of "don't try this at home". |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Knock-out! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | rlrhett [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
Wow. There are so many beautiful guitar being made be people on this forum that you become desensitized. Ho hum, another great guitar. Then one comes along that is so amazing it takes your breath away. This one did that for me. I hope, if I work really hard at it, someday I'll make a guitar that nice! |
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| Author: | DriftwoodGuitars [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #17 out the door. |
That's a truly humbling comment rlrhett. Thanks to everyone for the kind words. It's only because of this forum that I can build a guitar of any quality. |
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