00 Sitka / Hawaiian Koa falcate steel string.

[peter havriluk]

Thanks very much for the kitty pictures.

[John Parchem]

I carved the neck, I probably will refine the profile a bit. I took a 1 and 9th fret neck profile and drew my desired shape in those profiles and worked out a primary facet line that I could use to start the shape.



I transferred the facet lines to the neck and used a combination of my spokeshave, rasp and a knife.









Not shown, I use the same tools to remove the facet corners and better refine the neck shape.





Starting to look like a guitar

[John Parchem]

Well after a couple of months I am back to the where I was in Nov. I had a chip out while routing the last neck that I thought I could invisibly repair while finishing. Well that was not going to happen, so when I came to my senses I made a new neck. So now with the new neck I am back to where I was without the flaw! It all went a lot better.

Anyway here I am again

[Geocoucou79]

This is gorgeous!

[Kevin in California]

That is some seriously wild curly Koa. Looking awesome.
Sorry about the neck.....sometimes you just have to do that
Looks great John. Almost there!

[Herman]

Beautifullll. And that neck.....well, that happens. One time I was so frustrated, about a bad fretting on a new finished guitar, that I took all frets out and started all over. Proper made things feel better.
Herman