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Old 04-03-2017, 05:46 AM
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Hi folks! Thought I might do a build thread of my upcoming guitar which will be my demo instrument at the Vancouver International Guitar Festival - I have a few interesting ideas I will be incorporating, hope you enjoy them!
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love the matching rosette. Thanks for sharing.
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love the matching rosette. Thanks for sharing.


Thanks Matthew!
I'll post a picture and explanation of the rosette - it was fun sourcing the material for it.


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Who knew fungus could be so pretty?! Chlorociboria aeruginascens fungus is what caused this pin cherry wood to turn green. I was able to use the variety of colours in the rosette - should look amazing under a French polish finish!

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Who knew fungus could be so pretty?! Chlorociboria aeruginascens fungus is what caused this pin cherry wood to turn green. I was able to use the variety of colours in the rosette - should look amazing under a French polish finish!



That's wild!
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That's wild!


Isn't it?!? I am surprised I haven't seen it used as inlay or rosette material before - such a beautiful, vivid colour!


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The finished rosette - I find that my favourite rosettes are the simple ones that show off a bit of what nature can do. Nature never ceases to amaze me!





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Isn't it?!? I am surprised I haven't seen it used as inlay or rosette material before - such a beautiful, vivid colour!


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Where'd you come across it?
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Where'd you come across it?


It's a fungus that attacks several different local species of rotting wood including this cherry, oak, some maple, poplar and tag alder (those are the ones I know of, I'm sure there are many more). I spent a lot of time in the bush as a kid and was always stumbling over this stuff. Now I'm using it in my guitars! These pieces were pretty punky but nothing a lot of super thin cyanoacrylate won't fix.
Pretty stuff to say the least, I think anyways.


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Agreed! I'd love to get ahold of some.


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Odds are it can be found around where you live. Where are you located Dion?


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And I absolutely love it
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"This is your wood on 'shrooms"

Pretty cool!
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And I absolutely love it


Thanks JJI! I'm a fan of it as well.


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"This is your wood on 'shrooms"



Pretty cool!


Hahaha, yeah I guess it is!


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