#1 in progress: cedar/mahogany medium jumbo scratch build

[naccoachbob]

Neil, it's really getting there. I bet it looks nice under finish.
Keep at it.

[nkwak]

I still have some slight imperfections that I need to fill with CA glue so I sealed the body with 1 pound cut of ultra blonde shellac. This shows what the final tint of the woods will be:

[johnnparchem]

The guitar is going to look great!

[darren]

Yeah, looking pretty good.

[Kevin Sjostrand]

That is very attractive wood Neil and you are making it all work out great.
Its going to be beeeeutiful under with the finish on it.

Kevin

[nkwak]

Thanks! I've been sweating getting everything level but looking at the pics all I can see is where the rosette tore out during routing and where the router bit in a little too much when I was doing the purfling trench and then how the purfling doesn't match up at either end...yeesh! I'm going to try to fill in what I can with CA and sawdust then maybe make a couple of decorative rosewood inserts where the purfling doesn't line up and try and inlay them.

FWIW the top rings wonderfully. Not too long but it's got a strong tap tone. It all hinges on the bridge though.

[nkwak]

I've been trying to come up with an idea on how to fill in torn out purfling. Previous attempts at splicing in multiline purfling hasn't been successful so I opted to do some decorative inlay. I traced a guitar pick on some rosewood scrap and bound them with fine BWB purfling.

[johnnparchem]

Neil the inlay looks great. Good solution.

[nkwak]

Thanks, John,

When I told a friend what I intended to do he asked if I was going to do a vine inlay or do some nautical inlays. I don't know if he was serious or having a senior moment but just had to laugh about that. Maybe one day, but I just want to get this first one finished!

[nkwak]

Starting the French polish: