McKnight Guitars 2023 Shop Snippets

[Mary]

As I linger in the woodshop while my McKnight luthier tries to read my mind on the aesthetics of the next guitar I pulled out a few scrap pieces pieces and came up with what was considered a simplistic Falcon. Check it out. You might even recognize a few pieces.


Tail Feathers = Wenge Fretboard cut offs

Feather Tips = Spruce binding scraps

Wings = Walnut from yet another

Gears = Bloodwood and Ebony

Circles = (inside gears ) Bloodwood and Ebony

McKnight badge is a Christmas ornament from the McKnight tree - Cherry (Hey, anything is up for grabs when I'm in this mood)

Shield - A scrap board called Catalpa which we have not yet used for a guitar.

[cigarfan]

Looks cool Mary. Maybe a giveaway at the next McJam?

[Mary]

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Looks cool Mary. Maybe a giveaway at the next McJam?

Maybe this one will stay here this time. Scrap pieces of guitar cuttings are more fun to play with in my spare time. As the McKnight theme guitars always have pieces I decide not to use on the guitars they tend to get tossed in the corner and quite often they become BTU's never to be seen again. I was fidgeting while making hospital patient giveaways and within 15 minutes there this was. I feel it's still not complete. Originally the shield had raw edges for an aged look, but over time that was lost. I made another of another design yet with some likenesses. My luthier is kind enough to let me pickle around when I am out of the way while in his shop.

[Guitars44me]

I like your shield!

I would suggest calling it “GuitART”

Cheers

Paul

[Mary]

Originally Posted by Guitars44me

I like your shield!
I would suggest calling it “GuitART”
Cheers
Paul

Ohhh, very clever name. I like that!

I have been tinkering with scraps over the year but I tend to give these items away as door prizes during McJams. Our home is somewhat oddly eclectic. I have been told there is a little hippy in me.