Build Thread-Hurricane Sandy Giveaway Guitar

[George]

Wow Tony, you guys didn’t hold back on the wood. Beautiful!!! Both the wood and your generosity. Very kind of you to think of those who suffered such a horrendous hammering at the hands of Mother Nature.

George

[TonyinNYC]

I got some work done....
Blocks being glued:


Cutting the side profile for the wedge:


Making the rosette:





I used the cut offs from the back and sides, pieces of a tree blown down by Hurricane Sandy, and some spalted maple to round it out. It turned out OK in my opinion.

Thanks for looking!

[George]

It turned out fantastic!! I like that you used wood from the storm. Very fitting tribute for the guitar give away. Great job Tony!!!

George

[TonyinNYC]

Thanks George!

[Kevin in California]

Ooooooo....putry rosette Tony.
You are getting good making those.

Kevin

[TonyinNYC]

Thanks Kevin! I like the wood rosettes and they give me a chance to use up some scrap.

[TonyinNYC]

I managed to route the rosette channel WAY too wide, so I had to pick a new top, join, thin, and then route for and install the rosette. I install the rosette, then use a .0625" router bit to route the rebates for the purfling. By doing it this way, I can make a little bit of an error on the main channel and still wind up with super tight channels for the purfling lines. Here are some pics:







This is going to be a wedge OM, so I had to "drive the bus" a bit. The back edge is now ready for linings.


Thanks for looking!

Tony