Build Thread - MDC - Adirondack/Antique Mahogany
Jan 12, 2024 11:50:50 GMT
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Jan 12, 2024 11:50:50 GMT
Good morning all. Hope everyone is well!
Next up on my bench is an MDC model made from Adirondack & Antique Mahogany. My client is a huge flatpicker, fingerpicker and blue-grasser as well as a Doc Watson fan. So we're going for something of a modern take on Doc's guitar, sporting an arm bevel. Doc actually used to retrofit an arm rest to his cutaway dread, so it's not far from this actually! This one will have laminated sides of Mahogany & Cherry.
He's also an avid Mando player as well, so is very fond of the old Flamed Maple, so we'll be including this in his build.
Hope you enjoy following along and please feel free to chime in with any comments!
Cheers,
Oska.
Joining the Hog back using the old Spanish rope & wedges method
Lovely piece of Hog actually. There's even a bit of ripple in this piece when it catches the light
Radial wood rosette with a bit of a twist. The flames form the radial element in this one
Sunshine through the shop window always does the wood some good
First step of rosette inlaying
Then I install the purfling lines
Still not finished here, as the soundhole edge will be bound in ebony. This will be done at a later stage.
Vacuum pressing the laminated sides over a former
Gluing on the bottom block
Next is gluing on the top block
Next up on my bench is an MDC model made from Adirondack & Antique Mahogany. My client is a huge flatpicker, fingerpicker and blue-grasser as well as a Doc Watson fan. So we're going for something of a modern take on Doc's guitar, sporting an arm bevel. Doc actually used to retrofit an arm rest to his cutaway dread, so it's not far from this actually! This one will have laminated sides of Mahogany & Cherry.
He's also an avid Mando player as well, so is very fond of the old Flamed Maple, so we'll be including this in his build.
Hope you enjoy following along and please feel free to chime in with any comments!
Cheers,
Oska.
Joining the Hog back using the old Spanish rope & wedges method
Lovely piece of Hog actually. There's even a bit of ripple in this piece when it catches the light
Radial wood rosette with a bit of a twist. The flames form the radial element in this one
Sunshine through the shop window always does the wood some good
First step of rosette inlaying
Then I install the purfling lines
Still not finished here, as the soundhole edge will be bound in ebony. This will be done at a later stage.
Vacuum pressing the laminated sides over a former
Gluing on the bottom block
Next is gluing on the top block
Jo whoever he is.
