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    Maybe from a slightly different point of view? SR
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    I'm starting to feel like a stranger around here. I apologize for that--I'm just having the crazy busiest year in a couple of decades. I guess I know what Rad feels like. And the more I build this thing the more I want to build another guitar.....before I forget how. And it seems like a long time between updates. That's because I want pictures that actually show progress. I can see it and feel it with my hands and recognize it from the gallons of wood chips I've swept up, but it appears to be more subtle in the pics. Anyway, here is the next installment. SR
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    Very well done Ash! Congrats. SR
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    Uncovering more of the branches. The crooked pieces from the branch tips to the main block are just tabs for strength....guarding against accidental pruning. SR
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    That is an option I'm considering. The jury is still out. I did another carving in the past that featured wood and rocks, and I smoothed the rocks and left the wood rough carved, and that was cool too. Rough carving leaves a bunch of places that are chipped, torn, splintered and raw fibers all over the place. Those create their own special joys in the finishing process.....so the jury is still out. SR
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    Dogs can be deadly, but in a relatively small space. You can hold your breath and walk out of them. And, not at all. Anytime you can make your wife smile is money in the bank. And, thanks! SR
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    That ol' bear in my avatar pic is pecan with a lot of spalting done exactly the way I described. I've done maple, myrtle, mesquite, mahogany, walnut, ziricote, bocote, ebony and many others the same way. Open grain stuff will polish up nicely too, but it still has the open grain. SR
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    That should do nicely. SR
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    Amen brother! The way I've gotten a high shine with Danish oil is to actually make the wood shine first. Sand/polish up to an insanely fine grit like micromesh 12000, and then wipe on the Danish. Let it soak in and then wipe off the excess. Repeat until no areas will soak in any more and then up up that excess and let it dry for a couple of days. No abrasion resistance but man does it look great! SR
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    I did that on a couple of early builds. It's a great way to get an even thickness on the edge of the carve. Now you just need to use some gouges to blend the cove into the rest of the top. SR
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    Thanks Scotty! Yeah, a good sense of humor is seriously attractive! SR
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    Sometimes you have been married just long enough. Last night I came in from the back porch where I pretty much spend all my evenings, and said good night to my wife as she rocked in her lounger, watching TV and eating what I assumed to be her dinner. It was a bowl full of sliced cucumbers. I said night baby, are you planning on farting all night? M y bride of thirty five years nailed the response. With very wide eyes, a tiny curl on her lips, she asked in a little girl voice: " You want me to?" It was perfect! I broke up, and said "Hell no!" Thirty five years of farty nights was more than enough. It's awesome to be married to a woman with her sense of timing and delivery though! Cheers! -Scott
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    Branches are like roots with no rocks....less support. My hands are sore.... SR
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    Dammit boy! (That's a Texas phrase) (Means wow!) That's going to be serious business when you sand it all flush! SR
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    Excellent start! SR
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    That was a productive weekend! Love the logo inlay. SR
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    That is gorgeous. Beautiful piece of timber and lovely craftsmanship. SR
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    We've been attacked by the nocturnal aboretum beavers. Otherwise known as nighttime flat tailed tree chewers. SR
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    Well done! SR
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    I can't tell you how many times I've done that. Well maybe I can if I count the scars on my left hand..... SR
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    I take exactly the same position on the subject. SR
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    Excavating in the sky.... This feels quite strange to me. Carving the roots feels right because they have a base, they are literally grounded in the ground. Carving branches is similar, shape wise, but they are not grounded at all. They end up in the sky...which is rather open ended. Where do they stop? SR
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    It did and it does... It's a truly hot rock! SR
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    Oh my! SR
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    I'm loving this thing! SR
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