Acoustic Guitar Construction

Sweet fretboard, that is going to be a killer with the rest of the guitar.

Kevin

Thanks for the positive comments guys. I originally wanted to keep more of the sapwood on the board, but that would have aligned the grain lines in a manner I found unattractive, so I went with this orientation. I am most pleased!

That is just gorgeous, Tony! I have a similar peice large enough for two fretboards, waiting for the right guitar to put it on. I can't wait to see how that finishes out.

I just love that Ziricote. I'm using some now on a non-guitar project. Yeah, yeah, yeah, if it's not a guitar who gives a rat's @$$?

David L

Thanks guys! Ziricote is one of my favorite woods. I think it is beautiful.
Moving on with the fretboard, here it is, attached to the neck and sanded. I also pore filled with a dark filler, specifically TimberMate in Rosewood color. I had seen a mahogany neck on a guitar online somewhere and it had dark pores and I really liked it. So I gave my old, unused container of Rosewood Timbermate a try on a small section and i liked it.
I then applied a coat of Danish Oil which is when I took this pic:


I had taken two pics, but one is blurry so I wont post it.
Anyway, hopefully tomorrow I can start with the neck finish, MinWax Wipe on Poly, then its on to wet sanding.
Thanks for looking!

Tony

Tony, your fingerboard is stunning. Did use mostly use a plane to radius it? On other sites I see elaborate jigs being built for routers to radius the fretboard. I have been buying serviced fret boards; seeing yours I am inspired by the design opportunities I have picking my own wood.

I used a plane and a radius block. It didn't take long...15-20 minutes to put the radius on it. I would slice a bit off of the edges, check my progress with the block, plane a bit, check with block, repeat. Much easier than I thought it would be!