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Hey Kiwi Mate, thank you so much for your generosity, i'm looking forward to read about your cutaway miters method! and your no 2!

Nice chattin' with you Kiwi !

Serge

What an accomplishment for a number one!!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Man oh man, Craig, you should be proud of that baby!

Really beautiful!

Dennis

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Dennis Leahy
Duluth, MN, USA
7th Sense Multimedia

Thanks Peter and Dennis. Kind words !

KiwiCraig

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CRAIG LAWRENCE of AUSTRALIA
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Wow, if you guys set the bar much higher I'm going to have to take up pole vault. Exceptional guitar!

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

Hey Kiwi,

That fine effort deserves the accolades, well done mate.

I am in WA

Cheers

Kim

My first thoughts were wow, nice contrast, this guy is gonna be good!
Don't duck unless you like living near the bottom...

It's a great inlay, thematically and in execution.

It's your initials that need work!



Craig L.

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Thanks Craig. That means a WHOLE lot coming from an inlayer of your genius.
It's good to see ya around again ! I, (and probably hundreds of others ) , have really missed ya!
Thanks for your encouraging words and for the help you gave along the way with my inlay questions.
I did notice that that the C.A. and ebony dust can shrink down after being french polished ,and had to go over it a few times to get level. Is this normal ?
Now !!!!! ,,,,,,,What am I to do with my initials ???
I could perhaps inlay beside the inlay (not Craig Lavin the master inlayer ). Geez!!... a lot of extra inlaying !!
Perhaps change my name ? I'll consult my wife ,as I know she has another name for me at times
Also , Don and Kim , you guys are too kind
What are you working on Kim ? Give me a P.M. some time if you wish. I'd love a yarn.

Kindest regards to you all ,

   KiwiCraig

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CRAIG LAWRENCE of AUSTRALIA
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I'm here almost every day. I have just been working on a lot of smaller inlays for people. Not much worth posting or updating my site over.
That said, I do have more than a few bigger and fancy pieces in the works and I promise to make them visible here when they are finished.
Leave your initials the way they are. I never inlay my initials anyway...

Craig L.

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It does shrink often.
I doubt it was the french polish that made it so, but I have little expertise in finishing techniques.

Dust and CA though does shrink (actually it's the CA that shrinks).
Make sure you have glue filling most of the cavity to begin with, and wait a day or so after leveling to let it shrink, then fill over the edges again with more Ca.

Good luck.

Craig L.

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