And Kent is on his way!! KMG L-00

Kevin in California · Post by **Kevin in California** » Tue May 21, 2013 1:39 am

I thought about doing that on this dred I'm making...but wasn't sure about how it would hold up over time.
That is a nice looking bracing job for sure.

Kevin

ken cierp · Post by **ken cierp** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:50 am

Nice work!

Side bar -- no need to tie the lower bout bracing into the Kerfing, actually just the opposite is the design trend for constructing more responsive guitars. KMG kit instructions illustrate notching the kerfing for locators not structure. There are no worries in that regard. Check it out -- not touching plus a thinning channel!
http://www.rtaylorguitars.com/Woods-Bracing-03.aspx

Dave Bagwill · Post by **Dave Bagwill** » Tue May 21, 2013 9:25 am

That is good to know!

Dave Bagwill · Post by **Dave Bagwill** » Wed May 22, 2013 10:49 pm

This and that with Kent in the shop this afternoon. He is loving him some chisels and planes. :-) We're having a ball.

Kevin in California · Post by **Kevin in California** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:34 am

making progress!! Planing the spruce is very enjoyable.

Kevin

Dave Bagwill · Post by **Dave Bagwill** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:04 am

Well it's been a long haul - Kent was gone for 9 weeks, I had a two-week period I was off, this and that, but we are back to it now, and well on the way to planning his next build.
He got the body all closed up and bound, looking very nice, then we sanded the body and did about a 70% pore fill using Zinsser sealcoat; then rubbed all the surface shellac off with steel wool; now Kent has put on 4 coats of tru-oil. A few more coats will finish the pore fill, then another 10 or 12 and he'll be done. We'll set it aside for a week or two then buff it out a bit, depending on how much shine he wants.