Ziricote builds OM and 00.

[Teleplucker]

Nice looking work and beautiful wood. 12 fret 00 with cutaway is my favorite guitar size. Keep the pics coming.

[Pat Foster]

Fred,

It looks like you're foregoing the back inlay strip. Is this a trend for you? Has been for me, of late, on some guitars. It seems more fitting on backs with more distinct grain. On a plain back, the strip seems to work better.

Pat

[fetellier]

It looks like you're foregoing the back inlay strip. Is this a trend for you

If the book match of the back wood is real close I prefer to not have a back inlay strip.

[fetellier]

I am having a lot of distractions keeping me from spending as much shop time as I would like but I finished the bolt on neck joint on the 00 12 fret today. My wife's health is quite bad ( Rheumatoid Arthritis ) so more of my time is spent helping her and less in the shop.

A couple pictures of the neck joint based on Rick Micheletti's methods.

[fetellier]

The boxes are closed on both Ziricote guitars and progress on the final shaping the 00 neck and rough carving started on the OM neck.

[cigarfan]

Very nice work. That 00 is looking extra special schweeet!

I love ziricote and that sinker cedar looks awesome in combination.

Thanks for sharing the progress.

[ZekeM]

Looking good Fred!! Man I love Zircote! Cant wait to see these together.

[fransoos]

Splendid Fred, both builds are looking great.

Did you encounter any problems bending the sides for the cutaway ?

Looking forward to hear the difference in top.

Frans

ps. is the cedar from BC ?

[fetellier]

Both the sinker red ceder and the Bearclaw Sitka came from Maurice Roy tonewoods in Sand Split BC. http://www.roytonewood.com/
He had a whole lot of beautiful tops and removed a bit of money from me at the Montreal guitar show last summer. Maurice cuts all his tops from salvaged trees on Vancouver Island near where he lives.

[fetellier]

I have been working on the binding of the OM, and thought I should share a couple more photos





Fred

[Bruce Lancaster]

I am not familiar with Ziricot. Could you tell me a bit about it Mr Tellier?

[fetellier]

Hi Bruce check this link for a description of Ziricote on the Guitar bench site.

http://www.guitarbench.com/2010/05/0...ood-profile-3/

Fred

[cigarfan]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lancaster

I am not familiar with Ziricot. Could you tell me a bit about it Mr Tellier?

Ziricote (Cordia dodecandra)
Also known as: Siricote, Ciricote, Zircote, Ziracote
Status: VERY RARE
Origin: Very limited growing region within Southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize

Ziricote is the most dramatic member of the Cordia genus and stands apart from other exotic woods due to it’s unique grain lines that frequently depict spider webbing, marbled swirls, cloud bursts, mountains, valleys and other captivating patterns. The heartwood is reddish brown with irregular chocolate or black streaks that tend to form abstract art within itself. These color tones contrast nicely with the sapwood which ranges from creamy vanilla to golden tan. Artisan craftsmen are fond of incorporating this sapwood into their projects to maximize the final visual impact. It is a stunning combination indeed!

With a density higher than rosewood, Ziricote turns very well. It is able to take a very smooth finish and a high polish. Ziricote is slightly brittle but also known as a good steam bending candidate and is proven to hold nails and screws well. This exotic hardwood is easy to work by hand or machine and is stable in use. Ziricote wood has a medium to fine texture and a straight to slightly interlocking grain. It has a tendency to develop end and surface checks during drying, but is stable afterwards. Quartersawn surfaces will sometimes display ray or flake patterns similar to Hard Maple. The highly figured spider web grain is similar to what can be found in Brazilian Rosewood only more complex. Surface has a natural waxy appearance and takes on a satin finish with simple sanding.

Specific Gravity: 0.85 to .97
Hardness: 2200 Janka
Density: 56 pcf
Tangential Movement: 7.40%
Radial Movement: 4.00%
Volumetric Shrinkage: 11.60%
Durability: Very Good

Tone Qualities:
Well known as a tonewood, Ziricote is highly esteemed for instrument making. Many Luthiers repeatedly comment that Ziricote provides and experience identical to the finest rosewood. Others take note of its Ebony-like crispness. One guitarist described his experience as “not quite as deep as EIR, but with a sharper attack and a bit more note separation”.

[fetellier]

The binding is complete on the OM and I started on doing the binding on the 00 12 fret today.







Fred

[David Wren]

They're looking gorgeous Fred!