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Tunnel Redwood Top and Mad Rose Back
I have tunnel 15 Redwood top and Mad Rose back set with the bracing. They haven't been voiced yet. That comes after the sides are set up:
You can see the bound pomele figured Sapele is inlayed. The Desert Ironwood inlays won't be done until the body is all closed up with the binding all on: Thanks for following along! Mark
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Video…
The video of Michael Lille playing Dustin’s guitar is LOVELY.
both the guitar, and the playing are amazingly beautiful Way to go. Paul
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Thanks for not letting this one just slip by!
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Wonderful build thread and beautiful designs Mark. However, the video of Michael Lille playing Dustin's guitar really stole the show for me. His playing and this tune are the stuff I dream of being able to do. Maybe someday.
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Setting up Sides
I'm bending and setting up the Mad Rose sides:
Mad Rose is a pleasure to work with and is easily bent. You can see I am bending the treble side in the side bender. We are going with a Florentine cutaway which will be bent separately. Thanks for following! Mark
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Fret Markers
We landed on what we're doing with the fret markers for this Desert Ironwood Fretboard:
The fret markers will be the side shoulder style markers and we're sticking with wood as this is part of the theme for this guitar. We're selecting a hard wood that offers nice contrast against the dark Desert Ironwood face and the medium toned pommele figured Sapele binding which will be on the sides. I've already been using the Desert Ironwood sapwood in the decorative pieces and it is light enough to provide the easy visibility we want for fret markers. I have a section of Desert Ironwood burl sapwood that provides the visibility and has nice up close details to keep it interesting: We have a winner! Mark
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Making Binding
I have the sides bent and before I put the bender away I am making the pommele figured Sapele binding. After I cut it roughly to size I hand plane it to final dimensions. I hand plane it because when planned glue adhesion is greatly increased. Nobody likes to have binding separate!
Also a planned surface will show off that beautiful pommele figure: This little plane when well sharpened make the job a cinch with no grain pull out: The thickness adjustments on the sides make the work extremely accurate and easily repeatable. From here I'm ready to run all the purfling and binding through the bender: Thanks for viewing! Mark
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Putting the Side Together
We have the the sides coming together. Here the end block is in place and the heel block and cutaway wedge are being glued:
Here the side braces are on and the finger and arm bevel supports and the kerfing are being glued on: Thanks for following along! Mark
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Mark, what brand/model of plane is that? Super cool!
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Hi Treenewt, that plane is a Bridge City HP-8 mini block plane. Bridge City has a number of contemporary, innovative woodworking hand tools that have found a home in my studio. As always, I do not sponsor or receive incentives to endorse companies. I do endorse the current movement in woodworking toward innovative contemporary hand tools because I make better guitars with them. Thanks for commenting! Mark
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Back Kerfing
Here is the back kerfing being glued up:
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