Hey !! How are your winter projects progressing?

[ken cierp]

Seems there should be many new construction logs posted --- everybody love that stuff! And don't forget to post pixs of your completed efforts in the Gallery.

[John J]

Putting the finish on my Irish bouzouki and my Stahl style 6. In the meantime I thought I'd try a tenor uke. It's a redwood and ziricote build.
I second Ken in hat I really enjoy the construction logs.

[Herman]

Hey Ken and friends,
This winter I have finished an OM. But since it is ready it has been freezing and I used to make my pics outside. Once I had some major cracks in the laquer when a guitars came back into the house. So now I'm waiting for better temperatures. ASAP I'l post pics with a soundclip.
In the meanwhile here is the inside. Redwood/Mirtle/Lowden style bracing:

[Kevin in California]

Nice Herman, I am loving using redwood for tops, I think the sound you get is devine.

[Kevin in California]

No building so far this winter, just little projects here and there. Getting ready to build a cutaway OM, made the form and caul press for my bender. Should be starting this one soon.

[Dave Bagwill]

Not much for me this winter either - shop got flooded again (I am going to take steps to avoid this, $$ but it has to be done) and really cooooold. Not Fargo cold, but cold.

I've been doing a little experimenting with this and that, and I hope it pays off with the new projects. The newzouki that I documented here turned out pretty darn good.

[peter havriluk]

Took the time, spread across a few days, to build a Wells/Karol router base so's I can cut rosettes and soundholes. Turned out serviceable. I'll see whether reproducing it in wood, instead of the UHMW that Chris Paulick suggests in his videos, is worth doing. I don't want the softness of the material to compromise how setscrews and thumbscrews do their job. But it's done.

Making progress: building up a pair of necks, fretboards shaped and fret slots sawn (thanks to Ken's fretsawing jig) and two bridges made. Next tool up is a Fox bender (Georgia Luthier Supply drawings).