July 11, 2012
Both guitar 1002 and the Girdis completion project are ready for final sanding. This will be a 220 grit finish of every surface in preparation for the sanding sealer, pore filling, lacquer spraying.
In other news, I have been working inlays for Guitar 1202’s headstock and Uke 1201’s fretboard.
I spent a lot of time trying to place the fretboard shell in a random pattern.
July 8, 2012
After careful removal of headstock material, the shell was epoxied in place.
December 22, 2011
Back to work in the shop. I’ve done the fretboard inlay for the hybrid, and started tackling portions of guitar 1202, the Rosewood OM also known as Bob. First, I joined the back.
I tried using tempera paint to outline the thorn and vine inlay for the fretboard.
It certainly made for a clear distinction when diving in with the router to clear out the channel for the shell. I was a bit sloppy wity the application and got too much on the shell and had to spend extra time to remove the paint from the shell before installing.
Finally, using black epoxy, the shell was glued in. Note the excess splurted over the top. This ensures all gaps get filled, and a nice clean seam between the shell and the fretboard.
September 4, 2011
I received a deposit to get this guitar started. This will be an Indian Rosewood OM with fancy shellwork. The fretboard will be inlaid with a thorn and vine MOP and paua.
