Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi all,

OM Cutaway.

Back & Sides Black Hearted Sassafras
Top Is Lutz
Neck is Tim's Pepper wood or brown Beech
Head plate is spalted Sassafras
Fretboard and Bridge are Puriri .

Bracing is Sparse Lattice.

Sounds pretty sweet.

Cheers,

Noice!

wow, that is a stunner! love the contours of the bridge.

Hi Paul,

That looks great! Is that ebony binding?

Thanks,
GregL.

Hi Greg,

Thanks, No it's ABS I hate ebony as a Binding, it's hard to bend, get in the top wood when you sand and is just generally unpleasant to use, so ABS gives the same look , but without the headaches.

Cheers,

Hi Paul,

Well, the ABS looks great! So is the veneer on the back of the headplate ABS too? It looks good whatever it is!

Thanks,
GregL.

Hi Greg,

No that's the real thing!.

I just have an aversion to Ebony binding., Otherwise I always use timber.

Cheers,

Great work Paul


Cheers Tod G

Will the real Tod G please stand up !

Thanks Mate !

Nice Paul.

Beeee yooou tea full. Nice job Paul and that Sass is stunning
Is that the Tusq material you've used for your saddle?

Very elegant and I love the way the sassafras and puriri work so well together
Miguel

Thanks Gents,

Yes Nick that's Tusq or In the black color it's called Graphtec.

Miguel, I also love the way puriri complements BHS , it's a bloody nice timber all round.

Cheers,

Paul.

sweeeeeeeeeeet

Col

Nice one, Paul!

What a great looking guitar - I am a great fan of florentine cutaways.

There's a lot to like about this one Paul, very clean and tidy on the inside as well.

Steve

Hi Paul.....A lovely Sassy guitar! Nice work on the lattice there too....


John

Thanks John ,

That top is WRC (Wood Rat Cast Off) the last of all the WRC's.

Will you be casting of any BRW or HM ?

Cheers,

ozwood wrote:Thanks John ,

That top is WRC (Wood Rat Cast Off) the last of all the WRC's.

Will you be casting of any BRW or HM ?

Cheers,

You never know what the crazy WoodRat may cast off....

Very nice! That Sass really stands out. Very classy build.