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the works. And I really like the look of spanish cedar kerfing and mahogany bracing on Bob C's zircote. Nice color combination don't you think? I have also gone back to triangular standard kerfing. It just looks so elegant.

Stunningly beautiful. I have to admit I really like the triangular kerfing too.

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Looks Beautiful, I am also a fan of traditional kerfing.

Love the Mahogany Braces

Wow. I agree that it's a really nice color combo. You'll need a plexiglass top on this one.

I also like the satiny sheen of the turnbuckle.

John - I love those interior shots!
Id rather see that than a finished outside

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Is this a steel string?? I like the side brace approach. Do you place a side brace at each of the back brace areas?

Very elegant indeed.

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John that looks great. Is that a mahogany center strip or cedar?Rod True38643.8847337963

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Beautiful John. The whole color combo is stunning.

Nice Cedar Kerfing!!!!
Smells Great.

Walter

Thanks guys.
Rod, that center strip is redwood. I polish my center reinforcement strips with a little shellac for color.

Rich, I do a side brace at every back brace. Kind of a hold over from classical building days.

Bruce that turnbuckle is a kind of zinc plating in a matt finish. I normally take those out before I string the guitar up.

What's the rationale for lining the side brace up with the back braces? I agree that it looks tidy that way, but it also seems that they are not positioned where the sides least stiff which are the flatter areas between the waist and bouts. Another thing: In your picture it looks like you just butt the side brace against the linings. This creates a weak spot or a "stress riser" where they meet that can sometimes lead to a crack. It can be avoided by overlapping the two; there are several ways to accomplish this. I like to run my side braces almost all the way between the top and back and then glue a small section of lining over them. Sorry if I sound critical, great wood choices and your workmanship looks really clean!

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You are right on all accounts Arnt. I guess tidy is the driving factor here. I have never had a "stress Riser" fracture in all my years of building so untill I do I guess it is just too theoretical for me to be concerned with. I used to run the side braces to the top and bottom and now I don't. As far as the Flat part of the sides being weaker, I am not overly concerned wtih that either.

The sides are probably thick enough to stand alone but I brace em anyway.