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Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:48 am
by darren
fall is here and time to build... This particular size 2 will be Honduran Mahogany with an Adi top, Granadillo fingerboard and headstock, and Madagascan bridge and binding.

Ya'll have seen this but I'm proud of it so I'll show it again.
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sides are profiled and ready to bend:
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and the back is joined and backstrip glued on.
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Hoping I'll get the rosette installed and the sides bent this weekend, stay tuned.

Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:55 am
by CavalierKingCharles
Very nice work Darren, super clean. I'd like to try the same combo of woods someday

Scott

Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:15 pm
by darren
Thanks Scott. Hog/Adi is a pretty classic combination, which I haven't used yet. So we'll see what all the fuss is about. :)

I love Mad Rose, but these are the last of my pieces, and I'm trying out the Granadillo to see if it is a good replacement for the Mad Rose. So far I like it. It has a high 'ping' factor.

Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:21 pm
by Darryl Young
Looks good! I like the Hog/Adi combo as well.........and I will do one in the near future.

Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:41 pm
by Ben-Had
Nice choice of wood. I have a Honduran/Adi now in progress.

Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:51 pm
by darren
sides bent... I overdid a spot below the waist and had to correct it so that is the reason for the scorching on the one side. I also bent a cross-grain rosewood piece to go inside a side port if I decide to do one. I don't think I will... but while the iron was hot I thought I'd do it just in case.

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:46 pm
by darren
tailblock in and rosette bent:

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Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:03 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
Way to go Darren, off and running on another one. I've got to make one of these small patterns one of these days.

Kevin

Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:18 pm
by darren
Thanks Kevin. This is a fun little body size.

And now for the obligatory purfling curls shot:
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Re: Mahogany Size Two

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:14 pm
by Darryl Young
Darren, if you don't mind sharing.....where did you get the purfling you used on the rosette? Did you like it?