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What woods are those Sam? Nice looking box.

I'm guessing Cocobolo?

Okay I gotta ask for a back pic.

Now you are ready for the next half of the guitar build, finishing.....

Thankyou all.

The wood is Indian Rosewood. These Stewmac kits are amazing. A little of the hard work is taken out, like the prebent sides (That I HAD to rebend, believe it or not, which may explain the "slope" shoulders)


The guitar is finished, with 5 coats of thinly applied Danish oil, a sixth coat applied last night, as I saw some inconsistencies in the finish that were irritating me. (my fault)

I'll get some more pics, you will have to ignore the blotches and scratches!! There are a few in the top that I have not done anything about, because they have historical value....a chisel in the hand does not bode well when you have to run off to see to your three year old who has fallen over in the garden...a reminder to put the kids first!!!!

Yes indeed, the Celtic knotwork on the guitar does have symbolic meaning...the Christian Celts used symbolism in their designs, and the Triquerta or Trinity knot does indeed stand for the Trinity; Father, Son and Holy Spirit...

...the headstock Trinity inlay is outlined in 14 carat gold half hard wire and filed flat with the spruce/rosewood.

The fretboard is a little wide for my liking (44mm at the nut, but wider than normal along the fretboard... I have small hands), I have shaped the neck as best as I could without compromising neck stregnth...

Well, I will sigh a HUGE sigh of relief when the strings are on and the set up is complete. I keep tapping the guitar to try and ascertain a tone..

As this is a first guitar, I just don't know how playable it will be.

There are aspects of the build I'm not happy with, but I'l rectify that in the next build (DID I SAY THAT???)..I want to build an OM...

And I also saw a beautiful celtic harp in a store yesterday that got me thinking "hey, I can make one of those!!!"

Thankyou all for your encouragement, and more thanks will come when the thing is FINALLY completed!Sam Price38954.1659375

Congrats on a very fine first effort, Sam!

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And I also saw a beautiful celtic harp in a store yesterday that got me thinking "hey, I can make one of those!!!"
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Careful, that kind of thinking has gotten many of us into a lot of trouble. In fact, it is how I got into guitar making!

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Okay, I went back and looked more closely. There is a sheen to that guitar. Congratulations on a fine first effort.

[QUOTE=Dickey]   There is a sheen to that guitar.    [/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'm too much of an ameteur for a spray booth and an expert finish (I can set one up quite easily in the ole workshop)

It's a little more sheenier in real life...I didn't pore fill more out of curiosity, and the whole design lent itself to a natural finish as much as possible. Danish Oil really is perfect for a non-pore filled wood. It seems to make it "glitter"...