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Man that Ziricote is beautiful!
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Hey Tom ... I'm definitely partial to this set too. I'm a sucker for that really defined spiderwebbing in the grain!
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In between making the frame and getting the top and back ready to strut, I often start making "parts", i.e. purfling and the neck blank ... so the build flows smoothly later in the process.
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More "parts" prep ... getting the peghead veneer sandwich glued. These sandwiches take forever to dry, so it's great to get them done ahead of time. In this case it's a thin veneer of Ziricote on top, then a veneer of white holly, a thicker veneer of snakewood, and another thin veneer of white holly. When the edge of the peghead is finally bevelled, it will give a subtle binding effect.
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Thanks Joel ... much appreciated!
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... aaaaaaaaand ... more parts prep
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Love the Deco motif! And that pile of chisels ain't bad either.
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Hey Steve ... thanks ... I'm happy with the way it's looking so far! For the first forty years of my career my chisels were a hodge-podge of mismatches that Larrivee gave me, and some inexpensive Marples that I bought early in my career thrown in. Then 7 or 8 years ago I made an instrument for a gent who was a pro builder back in the '70s (and a great guitarist). When he picked up the instrument on completion, he gave me his old set of Japanese chisels, which are spectacular. A sweetheart of a guy who has since passed on.
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Such delicate work with that router. This guitar is shaping up to be another stellar Wren!
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Thanks Tom! Those little Dremel routers definitely come in handy for this type of work, that's for sure.
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... aaaaaand more "parts" prep
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