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James T
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This project has a 24 fret 12" radius hard rock maple / ebony neck which goes through the lacewood body.
The center structural layer is flame maple , the top buckeye burl . the cavities in the burl will be filled with moss agate and aqua marine .
Bartolini PBF 55/57 chrome vintage PAF's . Grover keystones TP6 fine tuning tailpiece .


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I like that top. Did you buy that neck pre-built and fretted or did you do it on your own?
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Man.... I just cannot get with buckeye.
It looks like black & white vomit.

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the neck is from Carvin.

Buckeye is an acquired taste , like all burls . some love it some think it's nasty .. I'll reserve judgement until it is finished.
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The beauty is in the ugly of it. It looks like Satan made it. It makes a mean looking guitar. That's why I like it. Almost a vibe of surrealism.

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:shock: Is it just me or does that burl have a face of a wild boar/hog in the lower bout? ;)

Either pretty cool
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Sometimes I think about buying pre-made necks, but honestly I can make my own for about $80 total all wood truss rod and frets included. I also have a custom scale length so that throws another hitch in that idea. I like the burl. I think this will be a cool guitar, keep us updated!
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Rock on, Jimmy!
The stones are going to look cool in the top, although it sound's like a difficult task.
I like the Buckeye.
I build using local trees and like the weird colors and grain patterns.

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I love me some burl. Doesn't matter what kind. I think of how it formed instead of just growing straight and it amazes me. Then you look at it and BOOM! It is just beautiful. Can't get enough of it.

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I cut a nice 1/2" set of Claro walnut for the back , this will cover the full width with a neck pocket routed in.
Lacewood dings so easy I though having it in the center layer made more sense , great lookin side grain and light airy resonant middle .

The hard rock maple/ ebony neck and stiff walnut back should be a good "frame "for punch as well.


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Frank Cousins wrote:
:shock: Is it just me or does that burl have a face of a wild boar/hog in the lower bout? ;)

Either pretty cool

I see the same frog that was in the rocket launch photo a few days ago. Looking forward to seeing this come together.


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Frank Cousins wrote:
:shock: Is it just me or does that burl have a face of a wild boar/hog in the lower bout? ;)

Either pretty cool


Hog or a cartoon dog with his tongue out!
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Nick Royle wrote:
Frank Cousins wrote:
:shock: Is it just me or does that burl have a face of a wild boar/hog in the lower bout? ;)

Either pretty cool


Hog or a cartoon dog with his tongue out!



That's the one :shock: :D
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Cleaned up the outline , and as the buckeye top is so fragile I opted for a honeycombed approach to core .


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Huh? I don't get the honeycomb.
No disrespect James, just curious.
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Buckeye is very soft . With a normal open chamber there would be an insufficient amount of structural support for the top.
This is an experiment , the weight reduction is minor , however the reduced material density may increase the "open" sound to a small degree , we shall see if the tone "blooms" at all when I've finished . I've made several semi -hollow , chambered and solids so this should be interesting to see if there is any effect.
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Buckeye is very soft . With a normal open chamber there would be an insufficient amount of structural support for the top.
This is an experiment , the weight reduction is minor , however the reduced material density may increase the "open" sound to a small degree , we shall see if the tone "blooms" at all when I've finished . I've made several semi -hollow , chambered and solids so this should be interesting to see if there is any effect.

Ah, question answered.
Rock on James!
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I had enough time this weekend to join the back and trim and sand it .

1/2" feathered crotch claro walnut .

There is a reason behind the woods chosen .. I built a claro walnut guitar , the first of this series it is "Earth" , this one will represent the ocean with the blue top(water) the lacewood (sand) and walnut back ( earth's core) .

The next up will be a 'Sky " model which will have a white to deep blue, top to bottom trans finish over quilted maple . Then "Fire" will follow ....


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Looking great!
I can imagine "Sky" and can't wait to see "Fire".
Thanks for posting progress pictures!
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cut the top to shape , buckeye burl is SO fragile.


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Finally got time to glue the top on and shape it a bit, and patch the hole in the upper bout .. on to the inlay


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Patched the holes in the upper bouts and did a blue tint to add a little zing


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Look's sweet James!

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Some afternoon fun in the shop , made a matching pick guard from the buckeye burl


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