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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5652
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 5:28 pm:   Edit Post

Body roughed and in the clamps:
assembly

Out of the clamps with contours:
assembly

In the carving vice:
carving

Action carving:
carving
caden_vekk
Junior
Username: caden_vekk

Post Number: 28
Registered: 3-2008
Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post

that looks like alder. I like the neck joint, very nice
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5774
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 - 6:47 pm:   Edit Post

The body is actually a light color Mahogany. Here's the guitar with the slightly modified Wineburst finish, rubbed out and ready for final buffing:
rubout

It's modified because we didn't apply the sheer black on the outside edge. Everyone here kept looking at this guitar and thinking it really didn't need it, as it was so pretty already. We called Mark and asked if it was okay if we omitted it, and he agreed. Just today a few of us here were admiring how nice it was turning out. Can't wait to see it all shiny!

So this is now Wineburst and the one with black at the edge is Vintage Wineburst.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5778
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 6:33 pm:   Edit Post

Rubbed out and starting setup:
setup

Golden mother of pearl inlays look sweet too!
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7377
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 9:49 pm:   Edit Post

I really like the modified burst!!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5855
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 12:49 pm:   Edit Post

Done and lovely:
done!
As usual, in person, it's much nicer. Burst finishes and colors in general are harder for me to photograph - I'm so used to Coco Bolo.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7523
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 5:15 pm:   Edit Post

Very nice!!
jerico
Member
Username: jerico

Post Number: 97
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Friday, February 27, 2009 - 9:18 pm:   Edit Post

We don't see nearly enough Skylarks around here! A beauty too!

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