ScottR Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 When I received the top that became this guitar.... ...my wife said, "You need to build me a table out of that". And when the top for this guitar arrived.... ....she just said, "Well"? So when I was ordering top wood for the last guitar I built, (which incidentally was enough for two tops), I also got a nice slab of maple burl with a live edge completely around it. So I finished that last guitar, waited out winter, cleaned the garage to a degree no one will notice, and began on the wife's table. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 This is likely to take a minute...... SR 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Whoa! Can't wait to see this come alive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Are you just going to leave it like that and tell her it's done? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 20 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: Are you just going to leave it like that and tell her it's done? Would that work with your wife? Mine either. .......actually it might..... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Well, the easy part is mostly done. If I didn't want to do the hard part, I could stop here and have a great little 45 pound stool. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 10 hours ago, ScottR said: actually it might..... In that case I'd still sand/rub the storage number off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Bizman62 said: In that case I'd still sand/rub the storage number off... You mean that's not a serial number? SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Of course you can also say it's a price tag, in which case you should leave it. I can't quite figure out the letter after the four numbers, it might be the symbol for Costa Rican colón - in which case I'd still rub it off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 37 minutes ago, Bizman62 said: Costa Rican colón - in which case I'd still rub it off... Yeah that definitely doesn't sound like anything I want on there. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 man... that is such a lovely burl. gonna be a dynamite table. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 20 hours ago, mistermikev said: man... that is such a lovely burl. gonna be a dynamite table. Don't tell my wife, but I think it secretly wants to be a guitar. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 42 minutes ago, ScottR said: Don't tell my wife, but I think it secretly wants to be a guitar. SR well my wife keeps seeing beautiful chunks of wood i have and saying "that would work as a bath tub tray"... at that point the jig is up and I generally go with "hey you haven't bought a new purse in a while... you should treat yourself"... works every time! hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, mistermikev said: well my wife keeps seeing beautiful chunks of wood i have and saying "that would work as a bath tub tray"... at that point the jig is up and I generally go with "hey you haven't bought a new purse in a while... you should treat yourself"... works every time! hehe That used to work. Now she just takes for granted that shopping is a constitutional right that she has a duty to pursue. At some point I have to make her something. Hell, the plywood they put on either side of the burl for shipping has a cabinet grade veneer on one side. That did not escape her eye. She pictures that as perfect backing for a couple of hanging curio shelves! And I just built her one out of scrap zebrawood within the last couple of years. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 minute ago, ScottR said: That used to work. Now she just takes for granted that shopping is a constitutional right that she has a duty to pursue. At some point I have to make her something. Hell, the plywood they put on either side of the burl for shipping has a cabinet grad veneer on one side. That did not escape her eye. She pictures that as perfect backing for a couple of hanging curio shelves! And I just built her one out of scrap zebrawood within the last couple of years. SR well... happy wife happy life right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, mistermikev said: well... happy wife happy life right! Amen brother! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 I'm afraid the next several updates are going to look similar, Sort of a documentation of wood removal. SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 She's developing some curves.... ,,,gradually. Puberty lasts forever. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 I ran across a new southern rock band (to me). These guys have been getting a fair amount of play in my garage whilst I'm knocking wood chips off this pedestal for the table. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Slowly but surely, this thing is losing weight.....it's practically svelte. It's got a hell of a tap tone too. Thing rings like a bell. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 There is a plan. I just hope it's the same plan I started with when I get finished. SR 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 Bubinga is freakin' tough stuff. In case you were wondering. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 Between the perspective and the lense length, you are not getting a real good idea of what has been done.... ....oh well. Deal with it. All will become clear in time. SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 9 hours ago, ScottR said: All will become clear in time. I can see hints of - something... At least it's already obvious you're not just carving the right foot of Bigfoot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Bizman62 said: I can see hints of - something... At least it's already obvious you're not just carving the right foot of Bigfoot! Bigfoot's got some gnarly toes.... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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