MiKro Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 I finally made it to the back of my disaster shop area and found this hiding in the closet ( also another electric not finished as well). I made this about 8 years ago and never finished it. The top is from a 100 year old barn siding piece I re-sawed into 4 sections ( western red cedar). The sides and back are Book matched Ambrosia Maple. That was a PITA to do since the colors are from bug butt stains and not grain. The binding is bocote. The rosette is birdseye maple and the back wedge trim is curly maple. Man what a funny combination. I put a shellac sealer coat on it all. I guess I should make a neck and bridge for it. LOL!!! MK Made this approx 8 years ago as well, Swamp ash Back, walnut middle and Spalted Pecan top. Neck is set neck curly maple, Striped ebony Fret board and lacewood head stock veneer. This was the last handmade neck I did. Went to CNC on necks after this one. I guess I need to finish this as well LOL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 ...Wow look a lot better than the projects I never finished 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Wow they look great Mikro, better crack on with them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Just wow. Better than anything I've ever finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Those need to be finished. I think you need to stop cleaning up the shop. If you keep digging you may find your mother in law. Some things are best left lost.... SR ps. apologies to your mother in law, I'm sure she is a special lady. sr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 37 minutes ago, ScottR said: Those need to be finished. I think you need to stop cleaning up the shop. If you keep digging you may find your mother in law. Some things are best left lost.... SR ps. apologies to your mother in law, I'm sure she is a special lady. sr Too Funny Scott, No problem about the MIL she has been gone for many years. Funny these may have been almost 10 years ago. LOL mk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Thank you all for the kind words. These will see some attention soon. MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 3 hours ago, MiKro said: Funny these may have been almost 10 years ago. LOL You've gotten to the 10 year layer. You're going to need an archeologist soon. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, ScottR said: You've gotten to the 10 year layer. You're going to need an archeologist soon. SR @ScottR, No I made a path to that layer and bypassed a bunch of shit. LOL!!! MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, MiKro said: @ScottR, No I made a path to that layer and bypassed a bunch of shit. LOL!!! MK Oh, you took a core sample. At some point in the not too distant future, I'm going to take this view to my mess: Okay, it took me twenty years to build this mess, and I figure I've got 15 good years left. I'll be damned if I'm going to waste any of the good ones deconstructing this bastard. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, ScottR said: Oh, you took a core sample. >snip< Yes Sir that is exactly what I did. LOL!!! I needed to verify the depth of the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 5/11/2020 at 2:35 PM, MiKro said: I finally made it to the back of my disaster shop area and found this hiding in the closet ( also another electric not finished as well). I made this about 8 years ago and never finished it. The top is from a 100 year old barn siding piece I re-sawed into 4 sections ( western red cedar). The sides and back are Book matched Ambrosia Maple. That was a PITA to do since the colors are from bug butt stains and not grain. The binding is bocote. The rosette is birdseye maple and the back wedge trim is curly maple. Man what a funny combination. I put a shellac sealer coat on it all. I guess I should make a neck and bridge for it. LOL!!! MK ade this approx 8 years ago as well, Swamp ash Back, walnut middle and Spalted Pecan top. Neck is set neck curly maple, Striped ebony Fret board and lacewood head stock veneer. This was the last handmade neck I did. Went to CNC on necks after this one. I guess I need to finish this as well LOL interesting - I also call mine a disaster shop but I suspect it's for totally different reasons (hehe - it's where I make disasters out of wood from scratch!) bug but stain... sounds like someone has a great name for a stain company. love it. that acoustic looks beautiful... and the guitar is lovely. can't imagine what would make someone stop mid stream on two seemingly stunning builds... but perhaps someday I'll get there! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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