Finally took some pics of my #5.
OLF-SJ
Zebrawood bac, sides and headplate
Engleman top
Koa bindings and rosette
Mahogany neck
Pau Ferro bridge and fingerboard
Snow Flake position markers from Andy Depaule
Finish is EM6000 brushed.
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| Author: | Rob Warren [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Finally took some pics of my #5. OLF-SJ Zebrawood bac, sides and headplate Engleman top Koa bindings and rosette Mahogany neck Pau Ferro bridge and fingerboard Snow Flake position markers from Andy Depaule Finish is EM6000 brushed.
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| Author: | ChuckB [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Looks great Rob! I never have built with Zebra wood, what's it like to work with? Chuck |
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| Author: | Rob Warren [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Thanks Chuck, It's not that bad to work, although edge tools can be problematic on it. It's got very interlocking grain patterns. I tried planing it by hand and machine at first and got crazy tearout, and it was a little hard to join by plane on my shooting board. Bending it was a breeze though. I did it on my pipe, and it was a piece of cake. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Hi, thay's a looker! Just curious - what's happening at the bottom of thr back? Binding accident? |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Very nice, Rob. I have a soft spot in my heart for Zebrawood. Or maybe it's a soft spot in my head!  It is difficult to work, but it makes a beautiful guitar, and it has a good supporting role in the sound area. My first was Zebrawood.
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| Author: | Rob Warren [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
No Colin that's not a binding accident, that's artifact from those darn digital cameras making the grain look like it doesn't line up.  Do you guys miss nothing???? The router grabbed there and I ended up with a mess, tried my best to match up the grain, but as you can see, I didn't work out so well 
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Very nice guitar Rob! ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") I just picked up a slab of zebrawood that I plan to make a couple of guitars with eventually, so it's good to hear that it's not too hard to work with. On the subject of missing things....are you planning on putting a truss rod cover on it? Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | rickoshea [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
lovely looking guitar Rob . At the minute I'm in the middle of my first build which has back and sides of Zebrawood and I think its beautiful stuff. Its supposed to be tonally similar to Rosewood .... just wondering if you've found that to be true?
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Rob Warren wrote: No Colin that's not a binding accident, that's artifact from those darn digital cameras making the grain look like it doesn't line up. Do you guys miss nothing???? The router grabbed there and I ended up with a mess, tried my best to match up the grain, but as you can see, I didn't work out so well Don't worry, I probably noticed because recently I was luckier with my binding accident. Messed up and binding router guide climbed up into purfling ledge, so cut into the back (2mmx 2mmx 30mm) where I didn't mean to.Fortunately it was in EIR, so after fitting the binding and purfling I was able to fill with rosewood dust and CA. Also broke up the edges with black permanent marker to lose it in the grain - most impossible to see under finish unless you know it's there. |
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| Author: | lactose [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
The zebrawood looks great. Also I like the body shape. I used zebrawood for a cigarbox guitar fretboard last year. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Looks great Rob. Nice work. We all have binding horror stories to tell. Isn't that right guys?? I think the odor of Zebrawood is a bit different. How about you? Mike |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
It doesn't smell like bubble gum!  At least not like any bubble gum I've ever seen. Maybe that stuff that makes you throw up! 
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| Author: | Rob Warren [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Yeah, kinda smell like.....I don't know, wet donkey??? No great. The nice cinnamon smell of the Pau Ferro makes up for it though, I knew I forgot something on this guitar, I didn't even realize I never put the trussrod cover on it
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| Author: | Hesh [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Very nice geetar Rob! |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: #5 Zebrawood SJ |
Good looking guitar, Rob! Congrats! Ken |
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