Petrzelka #4 - Flamed Maple and Sitka 00-12

[Daniel P]

I'm building #3 and #4 along side one another.

This one will be with the flamed maple I picked up a few months back, and a nice sitka top. I still need to work out the purfling scheme, but hope to keep this one a very clean black and white theme with the maple and ebony.

00-12 short scale built to the KMG template.
Figured/Flamed Maple back and sides
Sitka top
1/4" Sitka Bracing
Ebony binding
Ebony fingerboard
Vintage Pyramid Bridge
French polish finish

[Daniel P]

Wiped with naptha - and a little image adjustment:



The joined back with ebony back strip:

[Daniel P]

I had an orphan sitka top with really, really fine grain that I cross cut on the table saw for use as my back reinforcing material.




The back reinforcing material was pretty thick, so after taping the top to protect it, I thinned the spruce with a small hand plane.

[Daniel P]

Resawing some 1/4" Sitka brace stock:



And hand planing to final thickness.

[Daniel P]

Starting to taper the back braces

[Tim Benware]

Nice start.

[Daniel P]

Does anyone have a recommended temperature for bending flamed maple in a bending jig with a silicone blanket?

Spritz with water, and wrap in paper?