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Hello Folks, I wanted to share some pictures of my first steel string (I built about 10 classicals) Im very happy with the sound, pretty well overall, although a little unfocused on the bass end, probably because I went a little too carried away with the scallop on the top bracing.
Thanks to the forum for all the tips and inspiration!

Sweet! Love the inlays.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Very nice, Bruno! +1 on the inlays!

Alex

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"Indecision is the key to flexibility" .... Bumper sticker

Sure is nice lookin'. Some people really like a bass boomy guitar too. I like the cutout shape too.

Great design and well executed!

That's really nice Bruno. Maybe the lows will focus more over time.... Thanks for sharing.

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

Thank you all for the comments. Here some pics of the process.

That's a sharp looking guitar! I'm impressed by the fact that you routed the inlay recesses so that the midribs of the feather inlays are intact fretboard wood and not filler.

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Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right - Robert Hunter

well, its not routed its a laser engraving of about 1mm deep, and the feathers are cut also with the laser, hence the precision.

Very nice. Super clean work too. Congratulations!

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Ann Arbor Guitars

Very nice.

beautiful !

Mike

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Mike Collins

Great looking guitar!

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http://www.Harvestmoonguitars.com

Nicely done. How did you like working with the Pau Ferro?

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Having fun learning every day.

Very nice!

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

I have no idea where/who to approach to get laser work done in the spirit of what was done on this fingerboard. Any chance that OP can share information on the laser work?

Thanks!

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Peter Havriluk

Very nice. Love FB inlay. Keep on keeping on with your work

Very well done!

Thanks, Pau ferro is a little hard to thickness by plane, but once you are done with it, it bends easy and finish with no pore fill.



It´s easy to do that kind of inlay with the laser, once you get to its basics, anything specific you need to know?

Aside from not having access to a laser, not having any cad/cam training, and little interest in climbing the learning curve, no, nothing specific comes to mind....As to learning all the above, I think I need to pass on it. Too much else to do before what amount to luxury work gets done. But I'd sure like to be able to hire out some work.

I'd love to learn how to contact someone who could take an image I have on paper and turn it into a laser-cut inlay and a laser-cut cavity in the wood I'm sending them.

Again, thanks very much.

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Peter Havriluk

Bruno, what did you use for the inlays, wood? ...if so, what kind of wood is it?

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

I think the mayor issue is the cost of the laser machine, about the learning curve I can tell you its no big deal, you can draw with Corel and the machine´s software takes care of the rest. But of course if you objective is to use the CNC only for small lutherie tasks, maybe it´s not worth the invesment. In my case I work with these machines for a living and occasionally use it for guitars.



Hello, it is wood indeed. The species you probably never heard of because its a native argentina tree called Guatambú, its similar in density and colour to maple, a little more yellowish, so its often used as a substitute by local luthiers.