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doing good keep up the good work

tippie53 wrote:doing good keep up the good work

Thank you John. I couldn't have done it without your help.

Oldsoldier wrote:Great job! Beautiful. You are an artist with wood! Can't wait to see it as you progress.
Jerry

Thank you for the comment. I had a lot of help from John Hall on this one and i couldn't have done it without him.

Double bragging points for doing the abalone the hard way instead of using ZipFlex.

I showed her how to use paua ablam Love that stuff. She also learned how to pick glue from her nails

Way to go Diane, your guitar is looking great. I've done two abalone purfling jobs like that....lots of fun!

John Hall taught me everything. I not only pick the glue from my nails, but also from my teeth.

John did the magnificent inlay, which will frame the fretboard extension on the top of the guitar. He did a lot to help me.

He's a great teacher and person. He's also an energizer bunny.

I've completed all of inlay. I still have to prep it for french polishing.

I have to wait until I expand my workroom. Yes, I've outgrown my workroom in just 4 months. The guitar working area is now 28' x 14', with all of the large machines in another area of the basement. The walls are in and the door is in the process of being installed. It should be complete in the next couple of days, then I'll finish sanding all of the surfaces of the guitar, and start the french polishing.

There is light at the end the tunnel!

Nice! That will be a fine looking guitar.

Very nice!! There's enough pearl in that thing to set up your own barrier reef.