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Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:25 am
by John Parchem
Looking really good!
Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:44 pm
by John J
Progress a little slow. Finished up the z-poxy pore fill on the body and fine tuning the neck. I got it shaped to where I'm happy with the feel. I didn't like the line from the scarf joint on the back of the headstock so I decided to put a back veneer on. I notched the neck with an scalpel and chisel. Glued on the veneer and sanded to blend. I like the way it turned out.
Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:08 pm
by John Link
The veneer on the back reinforces the scarf joint too. Good structural idea, besides looking good.
Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:08 am
by John Parchem
very nice back strap.
Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:15 am
by ken cierp
Never saw one inlay-ed like that -- seems like a good idea. How thick is the head-stock now?
Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:09 pm
by John J
The rosewood veneer is 3/64" and brought the final thickness to just under 11/64". I didn't think about my method, it just seemed to me the way to do it. Is there a usual way to do it? Or is it done earlier in the process?
Re: New project, a Koa and cedar 00
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:18 am
by ken cierp
Usually the veneer layer, or more often than not, veneer layers are attached to the back of the HS and extend on to the neck arm. Then the final shaping of the junction is completed which leave an interesting blended/feathered area -- when multiple layers are used the affect is very striking.
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