Hawaiian Koa parlor guitar reading for final sanding and fin

[johnnparchem]

Thanks!

The bindings and the pegboard veneer are West African ebony. The top is western redwood.

[Tony_in_NYC]

Very nice! Excellent work even if you did "cheat" and get yourself an instructor. LOL

[johnnparchem]

I finally started zpoxying this guitar. I was a bit cleaner than the last time I did this. I sort of have an idea of how much to mix up now, so that I do not have to take much off of the guitar after I feel the pores are filled.

On a second and third note because I have to wait for the zpoxy to cure I have time to start spraying another violin kit (the next one I will carve) for a niece. Also I have time to finish the braces on the classical guitar I am making. The rim and kerfling are finished and the rim is radiused as well so I hope to close it next week.

[johnnparchem]

Here is a better picture of the back, I am really liking the koa.

[David L]

As always John, looking real sweet!

David L

[Ken C]

Looking good, John. How you liking the zpoxy? I used it for the first time recently and really liked it.

Ken

[Kevin Sjostrand]

That is pretty Koa John, looking real good.
So the Zpoxy, are you sanding this back to the wood, or are you leaving a layer of epoxy on?

Kevin

[johnnparchem]

Thanks for looking

This is my second time with zpoxy. I really like it. It does not smell (too much). With a bit of work it is easy to push into the pores and I really like the look.

I sand back to the wood each and every coat. For one I think it sands out the bridges or bubbles over the pores that may sand out later. Also at the end I have a hard time sanding it so I do not go through to the wood somewhere. Also I do not feel confortable thinning it with alcohol and wiping it on (maybe I can be convinced).

I will put a couple of coats of shellac on before spraying with EM6000.

John