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I was bound to like it !
... I can almost already see how this will fit and pop nicely under finish...
Sweet !... but just almost... If I only had your willpower |
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Checking Fit
The back is bound in and the top is cut to receive its binding and purfling. Here I am confirming a good fit before the glue comes out:
Thanks for following along! Mark
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Wow ! I really like that combo.Very nice.
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Thanks Brent!
I have also been working on the neck. Here the neck blank is being glued up: It has Maple-cross grained Cocobolo-Maple center laminates:
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Colors
Here is a picture of the body mostly cleaned up. It is a little wet to show the colors:
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Wow--that looks sublime, Mark!
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Nice colour combo!
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Thanks Nemoman, This is a fun build!
Thanks for commenting! Koa trim on Cocobolo is one of my favorites. Here are a couple pictures with the part set together. The fret board will be bound with Koa and the headplate will be carved into my pillow top style headstock. The headstock will also be bound with Koa: Thanks for Viewing! Mark
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... many warm shades of brown and golden shimmer will shine on this one, nicely fitting the elegant and effortless proportions.
Another beauty. Always a joy to follow |
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Wow! Such an innovative design Mark. And as you know I’m kind of a Koa freak....
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Really great work, Mark!
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Dayum, I step away from the site for a few weeks, and this is what I come back to!!
Simply stunning Mark!!
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Fretboard
Moving along on the fretboard. I am binding the Cocobolo fretboard in Koa with a Maple purfling line:
Meanwhile I am also working out the fretboard markers. They will be two toned curly Koa with a silver border. The markers will carry over the edge through the binding and serve as the side markers as well. Here is a picture of a test one where I am using the same materials (less the binding) to be sure this will work as I am also testing how I am going to do it: Note that the silver has sanding marks that will be polished out when I do the real ones. Thanks for following along! Mark
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