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Thanks Lance/Brock for getting the picture upload feature fixed. So in light of the recent sensory depravation -- lets see pictures of what is currently on your workbench!

I'm still figuring out whether I've been depraved or deprived!


John

...or both....

I've got a little concert uke on the bench(floor). I've been working on this on and off since September. This has a couple of coats of Z-poxy on it that hasn't been sanded back yet. Just need to finish up the neck and I'll be finishing it with the new Hard Shellac. I'm building this for a friend of mine and only charging for parts.


Solid Koa(even the neck!), Binding and neck lam is cocobolo. Enjoy!
Tracy

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Working on a koa 000, first "commission" for my nephew. Neck is on its way from John Watkins, sides are bent, back is braced since this pic was taken. Next will be rosette, soundhole, and top bracing on Lutz top. Body woods from BobC.

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Depravation...oops (dang I miss that edit button). I love the look of the Koa OOO and the Uke!!

Here is what I am working on half heartedly these days...

Hey,

I recognize that peghead design!!

Great looking work everyone!

I have a bunch of guitars on my bench right now. You can see most of them if you go to On My Bench page on my site. I don't have time to upload all the pictures on here now. But I sure am glad the picture function is fixed!

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Josh those are fine looking guitars. I sure like the double sound port one. The bracing pattern on the top with the double Fishman looks interesting. I am no flattop builder but I don't recall seeing a top braced that way before. Looks cool!

Wow, Guys!

I love it when someone starts the guitar pic threads!

You guys never cease to amaze me with your choice of wood, and attention to detail!

Congratulations to all!

Anthony, the back on your guitar really catches my eye. Its breath taking-ly beautiful!

It looks like maple? Also, it has sort of a burlwood look about it.

Robert

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Just getting started on an IRW classical with Tulipwood - W/B/W back center strip, Aussie Blackwood bindings and an Engleman spruce top from Shane.

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Peter

Just finished this rosette last night. Koa with b/w/b/red/b/w/b purlfings. This is the first time I have used a color in the purlfing and I really like it!

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Well I have 2 on the bench
The 1st is the Hesh inspired OM with the flamed redwood top.
This one is just about ready for a finish




Here is my 1st L-OO It is BW Ebony from the Zootman
Lutz from Shane
It also utilizes my epoxied double sides!!!




Thanks for looking

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Mr. Watkins -- I'll take the necks sitting on the trash can

Peter that is killer looking IRW.

Lance, great looking rosette - how wide is your red purf line?

Robert it is maple -- Quilted Big Leaf from Washington State.

It's so nice to have our photos back and working!
This is whats on my bench at the moment - I just
thicknessed the back and sides of a walnut set
from the Zootman. It's an SJ with a Lutz top.

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I'm starting a new amp. Modifying the normal channel of a blackface
Fender to Two-Rock specs because John Mayer's Two-Rock sound on
Continuum has more mojo than I can handle.

Still laying out a schematic.

I just installed bindings in two nicely striped EIR guitars. One is a classical and the other an OM.

Robbie,
I knew you'd recognize that peghead! By the way, everyone's projects are coming along beautifully. Anthony, that is an incredible piece of quilted maple you are using. Under finish, it is going to be incredible.

Robbie, those 2 are coming along very nice. I like the laminated neck on that OM. Very cool. Can't wait to see all of these finished instruments!
Tracy

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[QUOTE=verhoevenc] Anthony, what's that inlay at the top of your headstock? From here it looks almost like the priest from "The Corpse Bride", that claymation movie, when he's in his night robe and holding the lantern?[/QUOTE]

Not having seen the Corpse Bride (or many other movies that appeal to sub-juveniles ) I'll assume that was a compliment. Here is a better picture of the priest Rennie MacKintosh - Lady Kissing a Rose It's a reasonable likeness of MacKinstosh's original stained glass work.

Nice rosette by the way -- I like the looks of using a MOP ring close to the soundhole - it really shows off the pearl nicely -- nice job!

Best,

Anthony

A 28 5/8 scale baritone. Primavera with snakewood appointments.


Trying to get it finished by april 1 to get some finish on it and cured and buffed by the last week of april.

-j.

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What's on my bench doesn't fit on the bench. It seems I've turned my hobby into a mirror of my day job Here it all is on a pool table instead. Sorry for the focus - I think the camera batteries were about dead.



In the electric corner, we have a 4 string bass (for me) and a Tele for a friend.



In the acoustic corner, we have a Rodriguez-style classical (for a customer), and two Reyes-style flamencos (one for me, one for a friend). All my western red cedar and yellow cedar is from a guy named Kevin Hall, in Ontario. One flamenco has a Sitka top, the other is Carpathian.



The last picture is of the ongoing OM project that I asked about bindings in another thread. I naptha'd up the back for this picture. This set is from Dave Maize.



Just as I hope the pile of papers will somehow be gone from my desk someday, I also hope that this pile will get smaller. Ha! The faces may change, but the size will stay the same. I don't seem to be able to work any other way.

Jim

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Wow I really like the looks of that back JT.Anyway here`s what`s on my bench.A 000 Mad Rose With a Shane Lutz top Of course.
                    James W B

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Anthony wanted to see the bracing on the Redwood/Cocobolo Guitar
It has some of the Somogyi features, but by no means shows what he does.
It is not fully carved in this picture.
It was MUCH cleaner when I glued on the back. I am almost embarassed to show this pict.
(Not Lance clean, but clean)

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Andy Z.
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Here is what was on my work bench tonight. I am hand planing the sides for a ziricote guitar. The ziricote gummed up the drum sander something awful, but it planes beautifully.




Here's the back for the same guitar. I made the mold yesterday. It is a new shape I designed, it is for a 12 fretter, about as big as a 000. The wood is ziricote.





On the other bench is a guitar shaped bouzoki that needs only a couple of more coats of nitro (hopefully). EIR back, Italian spruce top.

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