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Old 10-23-2020, 01:02 PM
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These guitars are beautiful Mark. Such unique designs and perfect execution.

Love the stories about the tone woods!
Thanks for commenting Dylan! I have big line up rolling in through next year. It’s good to be busy!

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Here are a couple progress pictures showing the Fiddleback Tree bevels and binding in and starting to be cleaned up:





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That bevel and that purfling look especially tasty!

And that bearclaw top--Geez!
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Beautiful work Mark. I love the contrasting look of "The Tree", Cocobolo and "The Fiddleback Tree" used together here.
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That bevel and that purfling look especially tasty!

And that bearclaw top--Geez!
Thanks Nemoman, I’m happy how that bevel is coming out and the colors are working well!

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Beautiful work Mark. I love the contrasting look of "The Tree", Cocobolo and "The Fiddleback Tree" used together here.
Thanks doodahdoug, what looks like Cocobolo there is really red Amboyna burl purfling. When it is all cleaned up I’ll have some pictures that it will show better.

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..in (woo)D-major

The picture composition is great. An acousticoaster.
The colors are complementing nicely, the patterns and structures are awesome 😎 Can’t stop looking at this !
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..in (woo)D-major

The picture composition is great. An acousticoaster.
The colors are complementing nicely, the patterns and structures are awesome 😎 Can’t stop looking at this !
That’s funny, thanks! I was thinking that between the arm and cutaway bevels and the wedge body this is going to be a long distance comfort cruiser

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Bevel of the year!
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Bevel of the year!
Thanks Jamiejoon! It took some fooling around to get the figure to go the right way as it bent around the guitar bout. I’m very happy how it all lined up in the end.

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We're going to go with Snakewood for the fretboard, bridge and headplate. The color and look fit right in!

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We're going to go with Snakewood for the fretboard, bridge and headplate. The color and look fit right in!

Yup, very nice !
..as much as what I can glimpse from the cutaway bevel
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..as much as what I can glimpse from the cutaway bevel
Thanks Lonzo, Lots going on with this guitar, Here is a picture of the end graft in place. You can also make out the body wedge shape:

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I usually start a new guitar on the first of each month. I have a lot going on with this Josie Tree guitar so I haven't really shown the others I have running now. I thought I'd start to catch you up on a Eastern Black Walnut and Tunnel 14 Redwood Woodsman OO:







Both woods were milled well over a hundred years ago. It appears the Walnut likely spent a year or two in a lake. That was how they would darken sapwood back then.

Here I'm planing the back on a shooting board to get a clean, strong joint:





With the back joined I cut out an oversized profile:



I then add the center graft, in this case I'm doing cross-grained Redwood from the top:



I use a thickness planer to even it up:



I also clean up the glue squeeze out before I feather the edges of the graft:



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Thanks Lonzo, Lots going on with this guitar, Here is a picture of the end graft in place. You can also make out the body wedge shape:

Absolutely breathtaking!

Lovely shots of you doing your craft on the new Woodsman as well. Always such a delight following your threads.
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Mark, it’s always fun to check in and see your stellar work. The Tree guitar is a great example. I expect the Woodsman is going to be beautiful, as well.
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