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I look forward to seeing more of that bandsaw setup.
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Hi Bill, I’ll show more of the set up soon. I have a number of billets in line to cut, hopefully to utter success!
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Koa
About a year ago I was fortunate to pick up a very nice old billet of Koa from a retiring luthier:
Wonderfully quarter sawn: Very nicely figured: I've been waiting to get my re-saw equipment and my chops up to bite into this billet and I'm there finally. I was able to get 8 back sets from billet by cutting it in half and making 8 slices from each piece: I'm very satisfied with the look and especially the tap tone I'm getting from the very hard old Koa billet! The domestic wood locker deepens.
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My my! That is some scrumptious Koa. You really know where to hit a guy Mark.
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Unlimited Series
I have mentioned before I have been working on my Unlimited Series of one of a kind guitars that I intend to display as I start doing guitar shows this year.
Things happen slowly in this world of guitar making and I am really taking my time with each of the four current guitars I want to have ready this year. I have limited the number of custom orders I am taking to help make time but, I do need to keep money coming in to "keep the lights on" The first guitar in this series is finished and I had done a build thread here on AGF. This is my Olivewood Italian themed Penelope Guitar; The second guitar is currently on the bench which is a Black Walnut/Redwood Greta. This guitar is introducing a new concept with it's throated sound port system; The next guitar will be an all Koa Josie small jumbo. I am doing a Hawaiian theme with this one and am currently doing the groundwork for it. This is why you are seeing me do so much re saw work lately. I had the Koa billet but needed to buy better equipment to reliably cut the wood and needed to train the tool (me) to reliably operate the tools to get the best Koa cuts for this guitar. I've managed to get the 8 guitar sets from the billet and am able to pick the best among them for this all Koa guitar. I was very happy with the performance of the all mahogany, wedge, fan fret Josie I had made for Ukejon: I plan to greatly build upon this design and am currently doing quite a bit of research in preparation. Lastly, I will have my Piña parlor model. Wait till you see what I have planned for this one!
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Mark, what is the scale lengths of the fan fret Josie? I have a 12 string guitar with a 25.5" - 27" fan and it feel perfectly natural to me, and anyone who has played it, some not even realizing it was a fanned fret guitar until I mentioned it! They must have been looking at that woman across the room when they grabbed the guitar to put in their laps.
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I think a 1 1/2” spread is longest fan you’d want to go with. For this next Josie I’m thinking 24.75”-25.75”. Mark
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Wow, nice koa billet.
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That is some amazing koa. Can't wait to see how the guitars made from that look. That's probably my favorite wood.
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Thanks Bill! I was nervous cutting into it but it all worked out well.
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That olivewood Penelope is probably my new favorite from you; love how you tied the motif in the rosette and sound "port."
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Mark,
What are the specs on your re-saw blade? I’m in the market for a new one. My current blade is a 1”-3 tpi skip tooth carbide .035”. I think it’s a Lennox from Hastings. It’s lasted a long time but it’s time... |
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Hi Tim, I’m using Timber Wolf 3/4” 2-3 positive claw blades with a .025” blade thickness. They cut a .049” kerf which I feel is a lot of wood to be turning to dust. They cut well but, I’m open to change because the kerf is so wide.
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I just wanted to pull this post up again because the company I got the wood from has just become a sponsor here on AGF. You'll see the listing on the sponsor list as Chordwood. It's run by Glenn. Great guy, great premium mahogany!
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