Mahogany Size Two

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Lookin sweet, nice and clean.
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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Very nice!
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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Very nice Darren! And thanks for the tip on the purfling.
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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Nice work once again Darren. That carbon bracing inside looks like it'll take a tank blast.
We will want to hear this one when it's done.

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Been crawling along at a snail's pace! Maybe I'll have the bindings scraped and the body ready for porefilling this weekend.

I glued in the top purfling and binding in two separate operations. I've done it all in one go but this is much less stressful.

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Very nice, I love the Mummy technique. It's amazing what you can do with a few dollars worth of cotton rope.

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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I like that purfling Darren. Less stress is always a good idea.

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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same purfling we used on John Rieds guitar. Nice touch.
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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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Thanks for reading everyone - the body is ready for porefill and finishing so I need to get started on the neck. While I was cutting/gluing and routing I thought I'd do another 12 fret maple neck and get a jump on a couple mandolin necks (menards mystery mahogony) which will just have the CF.

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here are the slots for the Carbon Fiber and Martin 2-way truss rod. Not to bad for an hour with the router table.
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Re: Mahogany Size Two

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what are your plans for this one, darren? I really dig it!
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