Hatcher 100th Guitar!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by rule18

Wow Mark, thanks for sharing this part of your journey with us. Your regular peeks behind the curtain are always interesting and welcome diversions.

Thanks rule18!

Originally Posted by canuck7

Yes, great Sunday morning viewing. That wood is even more stunning with the box/body together…!! Love it!

Thanks canuck7, this Pau Ferro is a pleasure to work with. The grain lines show off the guitar curves wonderfully!

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[Mark Hatcher]

Here I'm getting the fretboard together for the neck:



It is Snakewood with Black Ebony Binding and flamed Maple purfling



The Maple purfling is in the binding and here as a final touch I'm adding a purfling line under the fretboard as well:



Thanks for following along!
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[Mark Hatcher]

The top has been voiced and it's time to close up the guitar body;





Checking the fretboard alignment:



Here is the side sound port:

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

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Mm—mmm! That’s s tasty Mark!

[Treenewt]

Looks fantastic Mark!

[Rwpierce]

Beautiful guitar. Love the woods and the rosette!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird

Mm—mmm! That’s s tasty Mark!

Thanks Steve, the colors in this Blue Stain Pine are natural and permanent.

Originally Posted by Treenewt

Looks fantastic Mark!

Thanks Treenewt. More to come!

Originally Posted by Rwpierce

Beautiful guitar. Love the woods and the rosette!

Thank you Rwpierce and thanks for commenting

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[Mark Hatcher]

With the body closed up I can get going on the trim:



Installing binding is mostly about doing miters. An extremely sharp and polished chisel works a charm for that:





Then it's wrap it up and put it to bed:



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[cigarfan]

Gorgeous Mark ... just gorgeous!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Gorgeous Mark ... just gorgeous!

Thanks cigarfan! I can’t wait to get this one all cleaned up.

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[Mark Hatcher]

I'm gluing Black Ebony onto the arm and finger bevels:



See the plastic purfling line going all around the top? These strips are place holders for the purfling I previously cut:



Fortunately the glue doesn't really stick to these plastic strips so I can just pull them out:



To prepare these delicate purfling lines I pre-bend them so I don't need to crack them to get them in:



Now I'm ready to start!

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[Mark Hatcher]

Here are a couple of pictures of the top with the Blue Stain Pine purfling in and mostly cleaned up:





Just a reminder and for anyone just joining, Blue Stain Pine is natural wood that I find in my woods. Although some make stain from Blue Stain Pine this wood is as found and not stained or colored in any way.

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[Treenewt]

Stunning! Beautiful work, Mark!

[Jlhunt]

Mark, that blue stain pine purpling looks incredibly beautiful!! I love that you found in the woods near your home. It makes your 100th guitar even more special!

Jim

[Jlhunt]

Sorry, that is purfling. The auto correct function is not always a good thing if you are not paying attention