1st build; time to stop dillydallying!
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:20 am
After checking out this forum for a few months it seems time to step up to the plate and get a build started
I've been interested in acoustic guitars for a while, interest got started with a 3 part series Grit Laskin wrote for Fine Woodworking magazine (issues #67/NovDec 1987, #69 MarApr 1988, and #82 Jun 1990. But like alot of things I never did anything concrete at the time. Laskin mentioned Cumpiano and Nateelsons' book "Guitarmaking" and I bought it a few months later but never build anything. Ran across Jonathan Kinkeads' book "Build your own Acoustic Guitar" at a second had store and bought it a few years ago, but again didn't do anything with it. Always thought I would and at last have arrived here from a mention on the AGF site. Seems like it is time to get it done or get it out of my system.
I've been along time woodworker, which could mean I might just know enough to really screw up a guitar build, and have a fair shop area and tools. After reading/viewing thread after thread here and on the AGF site I've got a good kick in the butt to get going, thanks to all the great builds on the sites, OMG what talent!
Have had some different hardwoods around my shop taking up space that need a higher purpose. Have had a great piece of Makore that has been here for about 5-6 years, not really sure why I bought it except as I was walking through Crosscut Hardwoods in Seattle it spoke to me, buy me buy me! And I'm a sucker for a nice piece of wood. Same damm thing happened to me again 2-3 years ago with a piece of cocobolo so black it looked like ebony, it spoke and I bought, I got to start walking through that place with a list and blinders on!
The result of these woods looking to be useful rather than just good looking is sort of a kit to build a guitar. I added some pieces of sapele that I have left from a dining room table I'm making and did alittle sawing, resawing, and planing to get a start and not shell out much new funds.
I'm just getting ready to make a mold set and side bender setup ans get a soundboard set so it will be a few days/weeks before I have much more to share. But I thought getting on the record my be the push needed to get the ball rolling. And as this progresses ask some questions if needed, with these forums and the great guys on them theres isn't much excuse to say lack of infomation was the you didn't build something.
Bruce, a few pics of what I've done so far.
I've been interested in acoustic guitars for a while, interest got started with a 3 part series Grit Laskin wrote for Fine Woodworking magazine (issues #67/NovDec 1987, #69 MarApr 1988, and #82 Jun 1990. But like alot of things I never did anything concrete at the time. Laskin mentioned Cumpiano and Nateelsons' book "Guitarmaking" and I bought it a few months later but never build anything. Ran across Jonathan Kinkeads' book "Build your own Acoustic Guitar" at a second had store and bought it a few years ago, but again didn't do anything with it. Always thought I would and at last have arrived here from a mention on the AGF site. Seems like it is time to get it done or get it out of my system.
I've been along time woodworker, which could mean I might just know enough to really screw up a guitar build, and have a fair shop area and tools. After reading/viewing thread after thread here and on the AGF site I've got a good kick in the butt to get going, thanks to all the great builds on the sites, OMG what talent!
Have had some different hardwoods around my shop taking up space that need a higher purpose. Have had a great piece of Makore that has been here for about 5-6 years, not really sure why I bought it except as I was walking through Crosscut Hardwoods in Seattle it spoke to me, buy me buy me! And I'm a sucker for a nice piece of wood. Same damm thing happened to me again 2-3 years ago with a piece of cocobolo so black it looked like ebony, it spoke and I bought, I got to start walking through that place with a list and blinders on!
The result of these woods looking to be useful rather than just good looking is sort of a kit to build a guitar. I added some pieces of sapele that I have left from a dining room table I'm making and did alittle sawing, resawing, and planing to get a start and not shell out much new funds.
I'm just getting ready to make a mold set and side bender setup ans get a soundboard set so it will be a few days/weeks before I have much more to share. But I thought getting on the record my be the push needed to get the ball rolling. And as this progresses ask some questions if needed, with these forums and the great guys on them theres isn't much excuse to say lack of infomation was the you didn't build something.
Bruce, a few pics of what I've done so far.