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Old 10-31-2022, 05:05 PM
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And so begins my next build cycle as I return from a summer of electric guitar construction to the more familiar acoustic world. I often like to build a pair of guitars in parallel. This round, the first will be a 00 using some very interesting curly black walnut for the body and an Engelmann spruce top. The second will be a slope shouldered dreadnought made from ‘raindrop’ figured sapele and a Sitka spruce top. Should make for a pair of great guitars. Stay tuned.

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Old 10-31-2022, 05:09 PM
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Book matched top and back halves have been glued together, cut to shape 1/4” oversize all around, and thinned on the drum sander. Backs are taken to final thickness. Tops are left a little thicker, to be thinned further after inlaying the rosette rings.

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Old 10-31-2022, 05:23 PM
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Progress update: construction of the rim for the curly walnut 00.

Bending the sides.
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Gluing in the neck and tail blocks.
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Sanding the top profile into the sides on a dished work board.
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Gluing in the linings.
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Old 10-31-2022, 05:26 PM
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Adding a carbon fibre neck block buttress to stiffen the upper end of the guitar.
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Rim for the curly walnut 00 is assembled.
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Looks like a great start with some wonderful woods.

Looking forward to following along!
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Your really nice photos and explanations are terrific. Thanks for posting them 👍 I too will be following along.
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Hi Andy

Really nice wood combinations and beautiful materials.

What specs are you going to use for these builds ? ( 12 fret 1 3/4 or 1 13/16ths )

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Old 11-01-2022, 01:30 PM
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Hi Andy

Really nice wood combinations and beautiful materials.

What specs are you going to use for these builds ? ( 12 fret 1 3/4 or 1 13/16ths )

daniel
Thanks Daniel.
The 00 is a commissioned build. It’ll be 24 3/4” scale, 14 fret, 1 3/4” at the nut.
The dreadnought is being built on spec. Plan is for 25 1/4” scale, 14 fret, 1 3/4” at the nut. That could change though if someone with different needs lays claim to it in the next couple of weeks.
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Old 11-05-2022, 09:29 AM
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Nice specs on the 00. Right up my alley.

Beautiful Sitka top on the Slope D and the Sapele has a nice grain. Why is it called " raindrop " Sapele ?

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Thanks, Andy, I'm watching!
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Old 11-05-2022, 01:16 PM
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Nice specs on the 00. Right up my alley.

Beautiful Sitka top on the Slope D and the Sapele has a nice grain. Why is it called " raindrop " Sapele ?

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Because of the figure. There’s an area with some tight quilting that looks sort of like raindrops.
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Old 11-06-2022, 08:49 PM
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Default Bounsall build: curly walnut 00 and sapele dreadnought

Progress update: construction of the rim for the sapele dreadnought.

Side is spritzed with water, wrapped in parchment paper and aluminum foil, sandwiched with a silicon heating blanket between two spring steel slats, and placed in the side bender.
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Small block plane used to taper the back towards the neck end.
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Dished work board used to impart profile to back edge of the sides.
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Side reinforcement strips and neck block buttress have been installed.
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Linings are glued in.
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Rim is now fully assembled.
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Old 11-10-2022, 05:39 PM
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Progress update: bracing the back plates.

Gluing in the cross grain center seem reinforcement strip.
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Using dished work board to arch the rear surface of the braces.
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Gluing in the back braces using go bars and dished work board.
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Voicing the back plate by scalloping and profiling the braces using a small block plane and tiny finger plane.
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Braces scalloped, profiled, and sanded smooth.
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Old 11-17-2022, 08:38 PM
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Progress update: adding the rosette rings, wood for the dreadnought, coloured epoxy for the 00.



Cutting out a thin disc of wood for the dreadnought rosette.

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Cutting out a thin disc of coloured epoxy for the 00 rosette.

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Routing a channel for the rosette.

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Adding outer purfling lines on the wooden disc.

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Cutting out the dreadnought sound hole.

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Adding outer purfling lines on the epoxy disc.

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Epoxy ring inlaid into 00 soundboard.
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Rosette rings completed.
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