Just a few pics of the weiss build thus far.
The first pic is of two slabs of Tasmanian Sassafrass that I aquired about two years ago. The slabs had been air dried at the timber mill in Tassie for two years.
![Image](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r261/ozziebluesman/sassslabs.jpg)
In March this year a friend re-sawed the slabs for me into top, back and side sets.
![Image](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r261/ozziebluesman/sassresawn.jpg)
A few weeks back I joined the top and back using the wedge method. The job went ok but I used too much Titebond which ment a hell of a lot of time needed to be spent using a scraper to remove it.
![Image](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r261/ozziebluesman/sassjoining.jpg)
These are the finished plates.
![Image](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r261/ozziebluesman/sassy.jpg)
I'm using the MIMF weissenborn plan and intent to do a style 1 copy. That means no binding and a very simple rosette.
At first I was going to use some Balckbean for the fingerboard and bridge. It is so dam hard to work with I have decided against using it. A friend is sending me some Tasmanian Myrtle suitable for a fingerboard and bridge that will add a great contrast the Sassafrass. I will post a pic when it arrives.
My mould is just about finished and the gobar deck is built.
I have just finished building a humidity box to store the wood in. Its an attempt to try and regulate the humidity and keep the wood nice and dry for glue ups. Thanks to a fellow North Queenslander formite for that brilliant idea. I'm living in far North Queensland and the humidity can be very high here.
So thats the progress so far.
Thanks all for looking.
Cheers
Alan