Finished my brother's parlor guitar!

[tippie53]

nice

[johnnparchem]

I did a bit more on the rosette, I used a different kind of wood from my mystery stack of rosette wood. I picked this piece because it comes out a bit red under finish. I hope to draw out the red on the redwood. I am also planning on shifting from ebony to bloodwood bindings, with the pearl purflings. In the pictures the rosette is only dry mounted. My new Bishop Cochran router base works like a dream to both cut the rosette and route out the channel.

[David L]

Hey John. that looks nice, have you figured out what the mystery wood is?

David L

[johnnparchem]

Hey John. that looks nice, have you figured out what the mystery wood is?

David L

I am not sure what, kind of wood this is. I included a picture of the blank I cut it from. I got it as part of the a rosette pack form RC-Tonewoods. Do not blame them about the mystery I sanded the name off. Maybe someone knows. If my memory serves me right it may be figured Makore

[Darryl Young]

Very nice John!

Where did you get this jig for your router? (shown in the picture below) Does the knob adjust the depth of cut? Looks nice.

[David L]

I can't help you with that John as wood species identification is not my specialty, in fact, I can't think of a single thing that is a specialty of mine!

David L

[johnnparchem]

Very nice John!

Where did you get this jig for your router? (shown in the picture below) Does the knob adjust the depth of cut? Looks nice.

http://bishopcochran.com/

The top knob does adjust the hight but I use it in plunge mode. The depth setting is easy. I lower the bit until it contacts the wood. I then place the the item I am inlaying or something of the correct size on that little wood platform I have on the router, and I set the stop rod on the item tighten; Remove the item and the plunge is at perfect depth.

I have the wood platform for the stop becasue my end mill is long.

It is a very nice router base.

[johnnparchem]

I have selected the final elments for this guitar. I am going to go with bloodwood bindings and zipflex bindings. I will make the headstock veneer out of the same wood as the rosette, makore. This guitar will have a sloted headstock.

[David L]

Aah, so the mystery rosette wood is makore, nice, I like the bit of sapwood in it.

David L

[johnnparchem]

Aah, so the mystery rosette wood is makore, nice, I like the bit of sapwood in it.

David L

Thanks, the bit of sapwood was suppose to be angled down a bit more, but with all the fussing with the pearl it ended up where it is at with the glue tried. I am OK with it though.