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Old 07-09-2021, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks View Post
I've always thought Bocote looks exactly like a guitar back and side should look.
I agree! Bocote has this rustic mature look. It's the kind of wood that if you were making a box it would be for tobacco or gunpowder or maybe those old gold coins somebody gave you before they died. There's music inside a guitar made with Bocote.

Meanwhile I have bent the sides. I'm putting an arm bevel on this one so you can see the Spanish Cedar banana shaped support:



I'm also using Spanish Cedar for the kerfing:



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