tonyturley
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- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
Excellent work. Yes sometimes a labour intensive work needs a break. I have one at the moment I've taken a month off from. Looking good Tony.Way back in the ancient times of summer 2022 I began a new ukulele project, a Super Tenor with a larger body and slightly longer scale. Progress went quickly and smoothly until I got the brilliant idea to do an arm bevel. Not at all necessary on a small instrument, I still wanted to have a go at one, a decision I would later lament. They look good but are devilishly difficult to implement cleanly. I was dissatisfied with my first attempt and decided to carve it all off and try again. Second attempt was better, but I still didn't like how it looked, so off it came, at which point I hung the instrument overhead in frustration, planning to get back to it in a week or two. That turned into 10 weeks as I devoted my time to other projects. This week I decided " now or never". I also decided to skip the Rosewood and use Maple, to contrast all the other trim and match the fretboard and bridge. I am very much pleased with the result. Maybe all I needed was a bit of a break. Now on to applying the final finishing coats and attaching the bridge.
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Absolutely stunning work, Danny. Can't even imagine how much time went into those.A few marquetry inlays from over the years.
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All the best folks, have a good one.
Danny.
Ever try an Escher?A few marquetry inlays from over the years.
Ahhhh, my favourite artist You guessed huhEver try an Escher?
Absolutely stunning work, Danny.A few marquetry inlays from over the years.
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All the best folks, have a good one.
Danny.
Beautiful work, Tony.Back in November 2021 I came across a Red Maple crotch piece laying on a burn pile. I took it home, sealed the ends with Anchorseal, and stuck it on a shelf for a "someday" project. About a month ago I was going through my wood stockpile and noticed it had developed extensive spalting. Yesterday and today I used my Shopsmith to turn it into a small winged bowl. It has great feathered crotch figure in addition to the zone lines.
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Truly wonderful Tony. The vision, the skill, and the result.Back in November 2021 I came across a Red Maple crotch piece laying on a burn pile. I took it home, sealed the ends with Anchorseal, and stuck it on a shelf for a "someday" project. About a month ago I was going through my wood stockpile and noticed it had developed extensive spalting. Yesterday and today I used my Shopsmith to turn it into a small winged bowl. It has great feathered crotch figure in addition to the zone lines.
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Many thanks, Danny. It is always a pleasure to me to see what form I can liberate from a simple piece of wood.Love the way you just simply use the natural form Tony. Excellent to see.
Awesomeness. Can't wait to follow along the build process and oh and ah appropriately.I've been cleaning and organizing my shop in preparation for a new build, a guitalele with a 48mm nut and 20 7/8" scale. This will be the third body I've built from a mold I created from plans for a 1940 Gibson L-00 reduced to 70%. It yields a nice size and shape for a baritone ukulele or a similar instrument like a Kanilea GL-6. I've already purchased a set of GL-6 strings to use on this instrument.
Back and sides will be Pau Brasil, aka Pernambuco. Top will be Master Grade old growth Red Spruce from right here in the mountains of my home state of WV. Same wood will be used for the braces. Neck and blocks will be old growth Honduran Mahogany. I purchased the Spruce and Mahogany from a master luthier from the same area that yielded the Red Spruce. He said he felled the Spruce tree himself, and both the Spruce and Mahogany have been seasoning in his shop for 30 years. I built a Spruce & Mahogany parlor guitar from the same stock, and it was stunning in both tone and looks.
The fretboard and bridge will be Gabon Ebony. Not shown is the Spanish Cedar I'll be using for the linings, or the Black Walnut for the bindings and end graft. I have had this wood acclimating in my shop for a long time, and have been looking forward to this build. It will be the only luthery project I tackle until it is complete. I have some really nice wood waiting for other projects, but I don't want any other distractions.
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