I promised you guys more pics of my first guitar, and here they are.
First, the good
I like the way the rosette looks with the copper wire bordering the abalone. It almost gives it a stained-glass window look.
This was done because I didn't realize that my old dremel had some run-out and the channel ended up a tad wider than I wanted. I was scrounging in the workshop for something to stuff in there and came up with this. I think it was a nice "save".
I went with copper wire for the side dots too. I thought this also looked good. Time will tell if the copper will turn green, but I'm hoping that it won't under the shellac.
Here's where I learned about how much heat it takes to scorch the wood when bending sides. I was using an electric charcoal starter in a copper pipe. Running it wide open wasn't the way to go. In retrospect, I should have bent the inside curves first... but I added a router speed control and was able to finish up without any other issue. The scorching was so deep, though, that I couldn't get it all off without making the side too thin.
All in all, I'm happy with the end result.
With the lessons I've learned on this one, I should be able to do better on the next one.
Okay, it's back to lurkin' and learnin' now. Thanks for the bandwidth.
Ron
My first will never been shown.
