Tiger Myrtle back
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Can't decide which way to join this back set together.
It looks pretty good both ways but it does have some curly figure in the lighter area.
Any suggestions folks.
Bob
It looks pretty good both ways but it does have some curly figure in the lighter area.
Any suggestions folks.
Bob
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Bob,
I really like the light to the centre, I do not know this for sure, but I think in time with oxidation the contrast may soften. If this happens, and you have the dark wood to the centre, it could end up looking a little muddy. Another thing is that I think you should grab all that beautiful myrtle curl you can get and don't waist cutting it away on the outside it because as you know, myrtle curl has wonderful depth.
Cheers
Kim
I really like the light to the centre, I do not know this for sure, but I think in time with oxidation the contrast may soften. If this happens, and you have the dark wood to the centre, it could end up looking a little muddy. Another thing is that I think you should grab all that beautiful myrtle curl you can get and don't waist cutting it away on the outside it because as you know, myrtle curl has wonderful depth.
Cheers
Kim
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Wow, this is a tough call. Both orientations look awesome to me.
I recommend that you take some black posterboard or cardboard, and cut out a guitar shape, and use that to mask off the wood so you can only see the final results. That might reveal that what now looks like a "natural sunburst" (light in the center) may only have dark wood on the tips of the lower bouts. Or, you could tilt and shift the pattern (cutting out the light center), to purposely utilize the darker color in both bouts, achieving the sunburst look. If you do it that way, you may still be able to get a butt graft or headstock overlay from the waist waste, and as a BONUS, you can get an awesome bookmatched wedge to use on another guitar.
The dark center looks almost reptilian to me.
I hesitate to use the term "sunburst", which I generally do not like (especially on figured wood!), but I hope you know what I mean.
Dennis
I recommend that you take some black posterboard or cardboard, and cut out a guitar shape, and use that to mask off the wood so you can only see the final results. That might reveal that what now looks like a "natural sunburst" (light in the center) may only have dark wood on the tips of the lower bouts. Or, you could tilt and shift the pattern (cutting out the light center), to purposely utilize the darker color in both bouts, achieving the sunburst look. If you do it that way, you may still be able to get a butt graft or headstock overlay from the waist waste, and as a BONUS, you can get an awesome bookmatched wedge to use on another guitar.
The dark center looks almost reptilian to me.
I hesitate to use the term "sunburst", which I generally do not like (especially on figured wood!), but I hope you know what I mean.
Dennis
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I think that you should join it with a box and send that beautiful thing to me.......
Seriously..... I like the lighter area in the center too and it makes it look naturally bursted with the darker edges. If I did a back strip, which I wouldn't since that piece of wood really says it all on it's own, it would be a .090 wide strip of dark Tiger Myrtle (binding in it's side) with NO stinkin purfs.
Beautiful Bob!
Seriously..... I like the lighter area in the center too and it makes it look naturally bursted with the darker edges. If I did a back strip, which I wouldn't since that piece of wood really says it all on it's own, it would be a .090 wide strip of dark Tiger Myrtle (binding in it's side) with NO stinkin purfs.
Beautiful Bob!
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It's sort of an inventory guitar Dennis.
There is a possibility we may score an invite to a guitar show in March.
It's also an experiment in comparing local timbers, some of which we haven't built with before. So there's a run of 5 Dreads - Native Olive, Myrtle, Sassafras, Alpine Ash, Blackwood and I'm waiting on some Wandoo from Tim - plus five 0-18's - Maple, Ziricote,Goncalo Alves, Blackwood and Sassafras.
Here's a pic of what's under construction at the moment.
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There is a possibility we may score an invite to a guitar show in March.
It's also an experiment in comparing local timbers, some of which we haven't built with before. So there's a run of 5 Dreads - Native Olive, Myrtle, Sassafras, Alpine Ash, Blackwood and I'm waiting on some Wandoo from Tim - plus five 0-18's - Maple, Ziricote,Goncalo Alves, Blackwood and Sassafras.
Here's a pic of what's under construction at the moment.
Bob
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