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Ok - give it up folks and lets see whats happening in your shops please?

I am currently busting my butt to get this Colin inspired Cuban/Euro (Thanks Dave!) done so that I can drive it to my buddy Joe's next week for a poly finish. I just got the neck on and I am starting to floss my cheeks......





Lets see whats happening in your shops please?

Nice Cheeks, Hesh!

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Pretty much have my j45 body built and have my neck blank cut.

Dont have any pix but ....

6 new ones about to start, one an order from last years MGS, a coco/adi multiscale Signature florentine with armrest and ribrest. A triple order for a couples three kids - this years Christmas gifts from Mom and Dad (how sweet is that), a nylon string for a previous client, and a ziricote/italian spruce Signature going overseas. Plus a couple special ones, one a new treat for myself. Might have it ready for the MGS, we'll see .... couple spec guits too if I can manage ...

Three new students started up (two acoustics, one electric), a couple almost done, and two from Sept start.

needless to say .. Its busy !!!

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Waiting for perf glue to dry,so i can bind my 1st 09 ASH guitar.And a second one on the way as well that i just lined in the form.

A super curly mahogany double o

A cuban mahogany bass

And a six string large body violin

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Jordan Aceto
Ithaca, NY

Just closed my first body. Now on to my first dovetail, neck, and binding !! ..... This first one is stressful!!!! But, I still love it

I'm wrapping up a run of a dozen travel guitars, 9 of which were commissioned as prizes for the Legendary Banked Slalom snowboard competition at Mt Baker. Mt Baker is one of the places where snowboarding took off early on and they have been running this race for more than 20 years! They have an awesome tradition of hiring local artists to build prizes.

Bob Garrish is making pickguards with an inlay of the ski area logo. I'll post some pics of those on the finished guitar when they're done.

Hopefully next is an 8-string fan-fret, a couple other orders and 2 for Healdsburg.

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Wow Kent, the banked slalom really brings back memories for me. I started snowboarding in 1986/87 when it was pretty much outlawed on most local mountains. Mt. Baker was one of the only places to go where they had no problem with the one plankers.

I entered in the banked slalom on my second season as a snow boarder and WHAT A MISTAKE THAT WAS!!! Second corner I went flying out of the course and I was done. Actually many boarders ended up that way so I didn't feel too bad.

Any way. Nice guitars there and thanks for the memories.

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Kent ,

I'd love to see the logo. I'd like to also hear more about the travel guitars as well. I suppose your website?

This will be my first attempt at posting photos since the site was revamped. See what happens.


The Back Yard Guitar (well almost)


Sitka, Maple and cherry bindings 12 fret parlour. Some from my yard and some from not to far. Wenge purfs and headplate. Mac Ebony FB and bridge. Not from around here I'm pretty sure.

Sadly I'm only getting weekends to work on it. Too much other, not as fun, stuff going on in the shop.

AND, nice Kent. Way to go Baker! And way to go Rod! We had to pass a test and were issued a special pass to board at Big White. Same era.

Cheers,
Danny

Danny, that little parlor is looking awesome. And it's good to see some pics of your new shop. Care to give us a virtual tour?

OK, here's what's happening in my shop.

Making some W/K precision router bases. Shipping tomorrow.



And here's the guitar I'm working on (well one of them) right now. An EIR/Cedar in my GA shape. This is in "the booth" right now. I'm trying out the new(er) Target EM6000 water base lacquer and I have to say that I really really like it. It self levels very well and once (as with most finishes) you have the gun set up, it spray beautifully. This is 9 coats which is sprayed over 3 days. I need another 2-3 coats, then I can let it sit for 2 weeks, level, buff and polish.

Don't mind the green balloon, it's what we had






Thanks for looking.

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

Rod,

How much those nifty cutting guides going for? (Cdn$)

Ray

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This happened in my shop last night. That will be the last thing that happens in my WI shop, the new OK shop to come. Man I didn't realize I had so much stuff!!!!!!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

No wonder I couldn't get a sanding block off you Rod. Did you find something a little more lucrative? They look great. What did you use for a knob at the adjustment? Looks like it's off an electric.

Guitar looks awesome. Nice Cutaway! Maple purfling? I love the tone of Cedar.

I'll do the virtual tour of my shop when I have a wee bit of free time.

Enjoy The Day,
Danny

John, stellar as usual!

Thanks Danny. The knob on the precision base is a tele knock off knob from All Parts.

Looking forward to you shop tour when you have time.

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

Beautiful side purfuling Rod.
Very nicely done!!!

Hope you have a smooth move John...


- Phil

Wow.. going old school on me! I'm only 30!!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Media storage unit for HDTV. Sometimes we have to do other kinds of woodworking. Drat!

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Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA

What , no binding or inlay?

Nope, its a Martin ukulele.

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Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA

like this Martin ukulele?

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

No, more like this one:

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A higher purpose for wood.
Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA

So many great guitars (and media centers!)!

Last night I decided I'd do something small every day until my current acoustic is done. I have a hard time getting out to do bigger tasks, so it just sits in limbo and my scatter-project mind goes somewhere else. Last night I marked the ends of my loose ribs, and tonight I'll trim them.