12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Show us how your current project is progressing
John Parchem
Posts: 2746
Joined: Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:33 pm
Location: Seattle
Contact:

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by John Parchem » Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:32 am

I promise the last post for a bit as I mostly have tedious finish prep work left ... But yesterday I installed the truss rod and carved the neck.

I generally have the truss rod flush but went just a tad deep with my channel so I planed a bit of spruce to fit in the channel. and wicked in a touch of CA and planed it flush.

Image

Also note I am all prepped to glue on the fret board. I have three 1/32 index pins to assure alignment. Also I have some strips of purfling wood on the edges pf my cauls to force the edges of the fret board down.
Image

Looks like I am getting a lot of squeeze out.

Image

Never to many clamps

Image

I decided to carve the neck with a circular arc. I drew the squared dimensions for the 1st and 6th fret, found the arc with a compass and finally drew tangent lines to determine the diminsions of my first facet. I then transferred the facets lines to the neck.

Image

I use a spoke shave to cut the initial facet. It goes really clean. I know some draw in the secondary and tertiary facets, but for a circular arc they are easy to see on the neck. So I just attack them with the spoke shave as well. At some point I switch to sand paper to remove the remaining facet lines.

Image

I go at the heal with a nice rasp. At first it seem slow put really it goes pretty fast as well. In the following picture I am about 50 minutes into the carving process.

Image

Here are some pictures prior to the start of finish prep.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Jim Ebert
Posts: 156
Joined: Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:22 am

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by Jim Ebert » Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:24 pm

John, thanks for posting all the photos and descriptions. You make it look so easy. It is going to be a beautiful guitar.
Jim

Kevin in California
Posts: 2798
Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:19 pm

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by Kevin in California » Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:12 pm

The guitar looks great with the koa purfling line. Can't wait until you string her up and we can hear sweeet soounds.

John Parchem
Posts: 2746
Joined: Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:33 pm
Location: Seattle
Contact:

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by John Parchem » Fri Jun 17, 2016 3:41 pm

One last post before finishing.

I added diamond fret markers, I put a back veneer on the head stock, made my logo, and drilled for the tuners.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

I had to cut out my logo twice; I accidentally made a ukulele sized logo.
I have shown this before but I cute the moon from mother of pearl.

Image

Image

The hawk and branch are cut from ebony (fret board cutoffs)

Image

Image

Image


And no I have not found a good use for the pearl hawks

Image

Kevin in California
Posts: 2798
Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:19 pm

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by Kevin in California » Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:11 pm

John you sure have gotten good at cutting out your logo, I remember when you did your first one!

Kevin in California
Posts: 2798
Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:19 pm

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by Kevin in California » Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:15 pm

This guy was in our back yard earlier this week.
Attachments
005.jpg
005.jpg (84.25 KiB) Viewed 735 times

Dave Bagwill
Posts: 5951
Joined: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:44 pm

Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.

Post by Dave Bagwill » Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:47 pm

Did you break out the BBQ?
-Under permanent construction

Post Reply