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Got some carving in. About 12hrs. to this point.

Based on one of the spraying threads I installed a DeVilbiss QC3 Air Filter/Dryer yesterday; hoping that will help with some of the spotting I've been seeing when I spray the water based lacquer.

Most everyone has already seen the size 0 I've been working on. I've got 4 coats of PolyWhey on it so tomorrow I'll level it out so I can spray 4 finish coats.

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I live in dry Alberta but humidity has been very high following the massive floods a few weeks ago. My current accomplishment: getting hooked up with a FREE de-humidifier. Let the building resume!

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Doug

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Just finished construction of my blackwood classical guitar (African blackwood back and sides with Australian blackwood bindings.) and stated pore filling with z-poxy. I am going to an all weekend family reunion so the French polish will have to wait.









I Delivered an 00 to one of my many nieces in person at the reunion.

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John, that classical is going to look really good under finish.
(We know you meant ABW back and sides)

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Thanks, I fixed the post.

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I've closed my shop down and boxed everything up for the move. I probably won't be up and running till the Fall at best. Here's my new shop from the outside. It's just open walls on the inside spaced 16in studs. I plan on spray foam insulating the whole thing and seal up real nice with a new floor and vapor barrier.

Color me green!
Lovely shop.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

I started level sanding one guitar and made up a rosette for another. hopefully tomorrow I'll be spending a lot of time with the thickness sander.

How about some top shots of that wood Chris?
Looks like a good inventory!
I am spraying my latest - Peruvian Walnut with my first SoundPort:

Guitar related a re-fret

Non-guitar related- finishing up my walnut king bed frame with some reconditioned concrete forms for slats that I found in the woods. I put spacers in to stiffen it up even more. It's built like a tank. Rosanne and Tom Arnold could get nuts on this thing and I wouldn't make a peep!

Pulling staples

The re-fret was in stainless. Major difference from nickel/silver. But once I got the process down it was just a little more time consuming and less forgiving.

I'm not entirely sure yet, but this is the product I have been looking at: http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/how-to-b ... -estimator. It's not cheap but it seals everything really well. You could use less of it and then use regular insulation too and probably get a good vapor barrier. I need to get moved in first and then figure the whole thing out.

Currently we're trying to get some things ready for Healdsburg guitar festival.
Here's a couple shots of a parlor we're having Tony F. finish.
Sinker redwood top, with a new rosette idea for us. Little keystone-shaped blocks of Bubinga offcuts,
with ebony "shadows" to give a 3-D look. The top keystone is inlaid in the fretboard extension (not shown):



And the back, quilted Bubinga sapwood. There is just a hint of heart color creeping in at the center.
Gives an idea how immense this tree was:



Thanks,

Steve

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Was thinking about spraying the finish (which would be a first) on 3 classicals I'm working on, but we've had so much rain in Florida that the humidity is too high for outside work so I elected to start French polishing. I've French polished tops before, but not an entire guitar. French polishing all three might be a mistake as my elbow is starting to give out, but I've done about 5 sessions on each. Between French polishing sessions, I started rosettes for two other guitar tops. Got the tiles in place and flooded with super glue; will probably take to thickness sander later today to thin tops and smooth rosettes. May start work on bridges also, just to give my elbow a break, or I might have to do something my wife wants to do. Regardless it's been a good and safe 4th weekend for me thus far, and I hope it has been for everyone else as well. Enjoyed seeing all the really nice work going on; always something here to aspire to.
Marty

Finished gluing bridge and setting up this dreadnought and doing final touches before it goes...pics aren't so great.

Chuck

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Todd,
the spruce was sealed, the cedar was not. Did I screw up?
Thanks,
Marty

Todd (all),
Don't mean to pirate this thread, but wouldn't want to mislead anyone on how I glued in my rosettes. I've not used CA before; I've used titebond previously, and it was tedious when working with individual tiles, so I thought I'd use CA. I sealed the spruce with shellac (2lb cut), but did not seal the cedar, and it wicked the CA pretty well as you can see in picture. Next time I'll seal with shellac. I'll probably go ahead and French polish around the cedar as soon as I thin the top, just to see if I get discoloration due to the CA wicking. Please don't follow my example.
Marty

Finally finished my 19th century 'hybrid' guitar. Mixture of a few of the well known makers. This one got shelved due to other commitments and varnished no less than 3 times!

Love that bridge detail !

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Things got "Grotesque" in my shop over the holiday. I worked on carving this little fellow. Was doing a bit of family history not long ago, and saw this thing on the wall of a castle my family once live in over in Ireland. It is called a mouth puller, and dates to medieval times. Supposedly they keep evil spirits away, so I figure while I wait to get my head on straight before getting back on my guitar projects, I'll hang this thing in my shop and see if it will keep the gremlins away that keep putting my tools to sleep!

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Spraying finish.

Stunning: its like a stradavari, lacote, and panormo all in one.

It makes me think of Hercule Poirot!