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OK ... It's official ... TomB'sox is crazier than I am. No question!
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Tom, I happen to love the look of the grain on the back. I'm sure this will be outstanding when complete. Looking forward to watching the progress!!
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Thank you so much Louie, yes the stable is a little out of control, but I have worked my whole life to get to this point, so what the heck. Thanks for your knowledge regarding this wood, I know Ben is really pumped about it.
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Yes, thank you so much Mike for bringing me into the Wilborn fold! Where would I be without you hahahaha. Thanks for the video, that was great! Wish Ben had more playing chops though don't you? Jeez...
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You mean crazy good right??? Thanks for stopping by Mike! Please come by anytime if you can put down that darned electric stuff you have grown so fond of lately hahaha! Hope all is well with you and family!!!
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So Ben makes his own bindings and purflings:
Cocobolo and Holly: cocobolo holly material.jpg Getting everything ready to laminate bindings.jpg
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It is hard to keep up with Ben's pace, but the next step was the rosette. Now Ben's guitars normally have a very minimal rosette as he likes to keep his tops clean, simple, beautiful. It was with some trepidation that I got him to agree to do something a little outside the box for me, but now that he did it, he completely agrees that I was right and he should listen to my every wish from now on until all is said and done (well that might be a bit of an exaggeration on my part, but hey, I am the customer).
Ben did a radial Cocobolo rosette that we both think came out really nicely! rosette beginnings.jpg rosette glued.jpg Rosette cut out.jpg
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Rosette work continued:
Rosette inlayed into top waiting for the diamond touch rosette inlay.jpg Finished rosette: Rosette finished.jpg Must be Ben's adorable son. Of course I told him how handsome his son was and in my loving way added that his wife must be really beautiful hahahaha! I wonder if this kid is thinking "all I get to do is sweep up, when will I get to sand?" rosette portrait.jpg
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Is this yours!!!!!???? It is wonderful! I love the noodling especially when he gets funky in the middle. Congrats, that is a great guitar. https://www.facebook.com/WilbornGuit...2650360079998/
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That is a cool backstory on the Sitka!
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Really cool Rosette Tom!
Great stuff
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This is going to be a beautiful guitar!. Honduran is a favorite of mine, it never disappoints.
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The mini documentary is excellent, congrats on another great build Tom!! I'm going to enjoy following this one for sure.
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Thanks, I thought so too. I always like some story that makes the guitar special and that one will fill the bill nicely.
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Thanks Dave. That was Ben playing all the background music as well in case people did not see that on the credits. Like Steve, he is a great player! I really like that in the builds. I think it adds a little something special.
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