I've started my nylon string crossover guitar

[Kevin in California]

Making progress little by little.
Maple end wedge is in, scarf joint is on the neck with the top veneers glued on, and the back braces are carved and the back is fit to the rims.
I'm going to put a veneer on the back of the peghead just looking for the right wood as I don't have another piece of Madagascar rosewood. Thought about Sapele to match the body, but that wont give much contrast to the cedar.

Kevin

[Kyle Barbour]

Fun to watch Kevin. A cross over is on my to do list so this is a great reference.

[Kevin in California]

Tonight I routed out the shape and slots of the headstock using the method the Robbie O'Brien shows in his video. This works very well. I got a wee bit of splintering along the outside edge in one spot of the face veneer, and along one of the slots, but this is do to the Madagascar Rosewood being very splintery wood, not the method. The sapele veneer on the back side cut beautifully. I used the LMI drilling jig to do the tuner holes. What a time saver.

Then I cut out and installed the rosette. The rosette is birdseye redwood. I have some nice boards that have been around here for 20 years that I cut up, have stabilized and use for knife handles, and I thought today..."that wood would make a beautiful rosette", so there it is, ringed in BWB purflings that will also go around the border next to maple binding, front and back. The redwood will become much darker once it has the finish on it. The top is Western Red Cedar.
And that is all for now, until next week as I'm spending the weekend at the lake cabin. :)

Kevin

[John Parchem]

Kevin,

Looks like that drill bit stock routing bit worked out well! The head stock looks great. I really like the rosette style, I have copied your method for a bunch of guitars now.

[ken cierp]

What angle did you grind on the drill rod?

[Kevin in California]

Ken that grind is twice the diameter and the rod is 3/16". I ground, then honed it up to 600 grit. It may work better without honing perhaps more of a burr for cutting, but I didn't try it that way.

[ken cierp]

I am thinking a hollow grind to create some relief and well as a shear action cutting edge.