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Some of you may remember a redwood topped Coco Om I made a few years ago?
It was a stunning set of coco. Well at that time I was able to nab two consecutively cut sets of coco and this week I started another Om using the sister set. Just thought id share. This is some specular coco.

By the way, I got if from Chris at LMI.

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Well,
I'm sure you posted this to make all of us envyous. Suceeded here.
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*Drool* That is going to make one special guitar Lance.

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Rub it in, Rub it in.....

Man I looked all over for some Coco for my AGB project but couldn't find anything in my size

I guess being bigger is not always better

It looks primo and can't wait to see grain pop when you finish it.

I do have some nice Cuban mohogany coming from Brad at Goodman Guitar Woods though. Should be here next week.
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That's really nice, Lance. Some day I'm going to try coco.

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The way that is spidered it almost looks like Ziri


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how bout one more with some mineral spirits splashed on. BTW, that photo wasn't up to your usual standards. Can't fool us. C'mon Lance, make it SHINE!!
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Hey Lance, do you ever get any reaction to the dust? I have been somewhat afraid to use coco because of some of the stories I have heard.

Beautiful wood - nasty dust or not. I look forward to seeing more progress pics of that!

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Really pretty set Lance, What ya buildin with it?

Did you ever finish that little Parlor guitar you had going? The one with the cutaway. I was following that on your old webs site.John How38944.4495833333

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If you hadn't said, I would swear it is Ziricote. Regardless, it's still beautiful wood.
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John, that one is (still going)

Donovan, I have never had a reaction to any wood. When I first used Coco, I was unaware of any "allergic" problems that were associated with it, good thing I didn't have any

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Very Nice
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cocobolo!!!!!!

Your pict shows it a bit darker than usual...almost like ziricote

I love the stuff. My nicest set also came from Chris at LMI

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Ummm.......Lance....wasn't that the set you promised to sell to me???????? I'm hurt. Very, very hurt.




But, you can give me that nice set of Koa and all will be forgiven...

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Gorgeous set Lance, yes it does look like ziricote, i'll have to try both of these woods for sure, you're makin' me jealous there!


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Lance is the only one who puts sets of Brazilian Rosewood on guitars and says that they are cocobolo...
There are none of the tell-tale reds or oranges in that set...looks like highly figured old growth BRW.

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Here are a few more things im working on


Here is a flamed Mahogany Back getting glued up, From Steve at Colonial.


Another back, Sycamore from BobC


A batch of X braces, some Sitka and some Addy


And the MESS!


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Forget the mess, let's see the Stash!

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Looks great, Lance! it looks like you have a lot of guitars going.
I just have to get over there sometime!

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Any time Mark!
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That is a great set. Are you doing anything to stabilize the sapwood? I have not built with a sapwood set, but I have observed the sapwood checking and separating from the heartwood on some slices of cocobolo that I have around the shop. A couple of builders I have talked with bake their backsets between a couple of heavy aluminum or steel plates to stabilize them, especially when using sapwood (Paul McGill is one). I don't remember McGill's recipe exactly, but I do remember that he baked the heck (we must watch our language here, right?) out of it. The other builder said 200A? F. for an hour is enough. McGill was hotter and longer. He did mention also that there is some risk of losing color, but that it is slight.

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Lance, that coco looks aweful! Those black lines and everything... Yurk... That's really gross looking!...



O.K. O.K.... I'm just green with envy!

I'm sure you'll do it justice...

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