Hatcher's Studio '20 #2

[Treenewt]

Dang Mark....that's some beautiful wood!

[kkrell]

Those are ALL nice sets. A superboard.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Treenewt

Dang Mark....that's some beautiful wood!

Thanks Treenewt!

Originally Posted by kkrell

Those are ALL nice sets. A superboard.

Thanks kkrell, I'm happy how those came out!

One Piña out and another one back. Look who's back!



The roasted Sugar Maple came out really well! Here's some detail shots:











Thanks for viewing!
Mark

[Treenewt]

The roasted Sugar Maple came out really well!

Ummmmmm....that is beautiful! Dang that turned out amazing!

[ukejon]

Amazingly beautiful creation, Mark.

[Erithon]

I've never been one for abalone, but I have to agree with Jon. It's gorgeous, Mark: just the right amount of bling to accent the woods without overpowering them. I particularly like how the blue paua contrasts with the warm hues of the soundboard and neck.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Treenewt

The roasted Sugar Maple came out really well!

Ummmmmm....that is beautiful! Dang that turned out amazing!

Thanks Treenewt! I’m looking forward to getting this guitar all strung up.

Originally Posted by ukejon

Amazingly beautiful creation, Mark.

Thank ukejon, I like the color of the torrified Maple and how it seems to help bring out the figure.

Originally Posted by Erithon

I've never been one for abalone, but I have to agree with Jon. It's gorgeous, Mark: just the right amount of bling to accent the woods without overpowering them. I particularly like how the blue paua contrasts with the warm hues of the soundboard and neck.

Thanks Erithon! The thin abalone purfling can work well to show off the lines of a guitar. Thanks for commenting!

Mark

[Lonzo]

The colors in this one harmonize very well.. I love how the maple came out so wonderfully deep bronze golden, the figure... veeery sweet !

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Lonzo

The colors in this one harmonize very well.. I love how the maple came out so wonderfully deep bronze golden, the figure... veeery sweet !

Thanks Lonzo! I love the color on this too. It has depth and sparkle. The chatoyance is enhanced by this roasting process. I’m sure I’ll be making more guitars with torrified Hard Maple

Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

Here we are at the beginning of a new month.
Time to start a new guitar!

[Lonzo]

That’s a very cool picture !
Even in b&w (or desaturated) there is no doubt about the b&s wood

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Lonzo

That’s a very cool picture !
Even in b&w (or desaturated) there is no doubt about the b&s wood

Thanks Lonzo, yes it is easy to pick out that this guitar is going to be a "Tree"

Here is a better picture of the back and side set:



The top will be a beautiful old Sitka set with bearclaw and mild quilting figure. The top has great tap tone and a wonderful sheen:







This will be my Josie small jumbo model.
Here are some of the other stats and features:

Florentine cut-away
Body wedge
Open headstock
13 fret to the body
Arm bevel
Cut-away bevel
1 3/4" nut
2 5/16ths string space at the saddle
25" string scale length

I start by joining the back:







Thanks for viewing!
Mark

[Nemoman]

Another fantastic set of woods to begin with, Mark. That Sitka looks amazing and the mahogany--well, it's the Tree! Enough said!

I'll be following along for sure...

[Treenewt]

That Sitka set is gorgeous...the color is such I’d have believed it to be redwood or cedar if you hadn’t said. And that back...the tree has given us some really amazing sets, hasn’t it? Stunning!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Another fantastic set of woods to begin with, Mark. That Sitka looks amazing and the mahogany--well, it's the Tree! Enough said!

I'll be following along for sure...

Thanks Nemoman, I think this Sitka top and the Tree are a nice match and looks wise, they look good too!

Originally Posted by Treenewt

That Sitka set is gorgeous...the color is such I’d have believed it to be redwood or cedar if you hadn’t said. And that back...the tree has given us some really amazing sets, hasn’t it? Stunning!

That Sitka set is pretty old and gets a nice gold patina. We'll loose some of that when I thickness it but, it will be back pretty quickly.
I agree the Tree sets are amazing. I've built a number of guitars with this beautiful wood and I still have to keep it out of my range sight when I am working on something else so it doesn't distract me!
Thanks for commenting Treenewt


This past Tuesday night we had a tropical storm come through and it knocked out our power for 24 hours. Yesterday, I was out getting ice, propane, and picking up fallen branches.
However, I was able to get some work done in the shop. Since most of my work on guitars is handwork I only had to roll my work table closer to the window for light.

I joined the top set:



The back was already on the go-bar deck waiting with the center back graft in place:



I cleaned that up:



The power came back on about 8:30pm last night. When I think about it, it was nice working in an unpowered shop. I find the longer I work making guitars, the more I move to the right hand tools and become proficient using them.
The day will come when I take my shop off the grid.
I find the less power I have between myself and my work, the closer I am to it.

Thanks for following along,
Mark