My #4, a BRW and Adi spruce OM

[David L]

That sure is some clean looking bracework!

David L

[enalnitram]

thanks. i did pour ca glue on both parts of my x brace joint before I put them together, and you can see where it spread out in all directions from the joint. it looks kinda bad right now. but i'm kinda anal about cleaning up squeeze-out.

[Kevin Sjostrand]

No one is going to see the CA on that X.....looks good, so you got spruce out of a house. That is pretty cool. Any BR in there too?

Kevin

[enalnitram]

I might have to do some basic research in order to determine if there was any baskin robbins on the premises. or did you mean bacteriorhodopsin?

[enalnitram]

it started out being a thread about the rosette, the first thing i did on the guitar. but then i changed my mind and had it be about the whole guitar, since others were doing that too, and also because i like you guys as a group better than any other forum, and value your feedback. I mentioned it back on the second page. i didn't see anyplace where I could change the thread title. buggers.

[Kevin Sjostrand]

That would be Brazilian Rosewood.
Tony, pass the Chianti.

Kevin

[enalnitram]

I joined the back of the guitar last night with a center strip that I bought from LMI. (I was thinking about making one, but... )

I have never heard of anyone joining a back with a center strip sandwiched between two plates with tape, so I made up this procedure, though I'm guessing others have probably done it. I did practice on other pieces to insure success and to figure out how not to flub up.

I used auto masking tape. once I got the joint so there were no gaps, I pressed one side against the strip, and gave the strip a couple of swipes on the shooting board, also. I propped up one of the plates on a 2x4, and with the center strip between the plates, I put pieces of tape across the joint. then I took out the center strip and applied titebond to one side of it. i pressed the center strip to one side of my joint, and let it start to tack. then i applied glue to the other side of the strip, and brought the plates together, but this time with the tape side facing down. i wanted the centerstrip and both plates to be flat on my work bench. the centerstrip was proud of my plates, so the side facing up would be my show side, and i will scrape that side flush, so that i get a nice clean looking joint, and center strip. once I had the joint flat, by pressing on the strip, and on either side of the strip, I layed two pieces of mdf on either side of the joint and then put two big full buckets of drywall compound on top of everything. it worked great.

without flash:


with flash:

[Kevin Sjostrand]

Great job Martin, looks professionally done.

Kevin

[darren]

sweeet!
I think if you order a back joined with a center strip at lmi, they sandwich it like you did. At least I remember reading something like that...

Are you working with that peruvian walnut yet? I'm porefilling mine right now. yuck.

[enalnitram]

sweeet!
I think if you order a back joined with a center strip at lmi, they sandwich it like you did.

you mean to tell me I coulda charged myself $30 for 15 mins work!?

Are you working with that peruvian walnut yet? I'm porefilling mine right now. yuck.

thanks for asking, you remembered. yes! it's nice. I joined it with a zigzag strip. that guitar is going to have a master grade cedar top that i got from brock poling. those were some of the pieces i joined to practice for this one. but all of them worked out great.

here is the walnut.