Here’s the laminate plate process Im using on the run of 14” guitars that i’m on! (see my first post on this for the whole scoop). Last year i got a nice vacuum system for the shop, and it makes the coolest laminate plates for these guitars. They use maple veneer, and are laminated in […]
Things have really picked up here at the shop! I made a 14″ laminate last fall and posted it here in November. Its garnered a lot of interest and i took a bunch of orders in. YES! So I decided to do a mini production run of the guitars, and these pics show the various […]
Major progress on Kens guitar this week- i got it all sanded out and prepped for finish. The coloring is done in a bunch of steps. First i apply different stains to get the base color starting with a golden brown dilute ground. Then a darker brown, then a yellow. Its all rubbed in by […]
Moving right along on Ken’s project! Pics include bracing, Preparing the compound angle neck attachment, body assembly etc… The guitar is all sanded out and prepped now ready for stain and finish! STOKED.
Here is some more progress shots of Ken’s project! This is plate carving, the plates start out as rough blocks, in this case old dry European spruce and nicely flamed big leaf maple. Each block’s edge is squared first with a big spiral bit on the milling table. This is more accurate than using a […]
Hi guys- I started out on a new project for my client Ken just before the holidays. I’m back in the shop doing more work on the project- it will be 15″ x 2″ deep thinline archtop named after his daughter Malia. It will be x braced with 2 humbuckers, and will be finished in […]
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