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Ruby50
 Post subject: Oak ladder braced
PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2015 5:32 am 
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First name: Ed
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I am getting started on #5 - a ladder braced Gibson J-185 in oak and red spruce. It will have some fancy decorations and I am just getting started doing the bracing after finishing the fretboard. I am using Pearloid (MOTS) for binding and fretboard overlay:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/sets/72157649776959267

I love doing this stuff.

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 Post subject: Re: Oak ladder braced
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Looks great Ed

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Wahay! Love this. Want to build a ladder braced l00 kalamazoo style for my next build.
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