Ziricote 0-18

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:55 am

Sorry Al, reread and saw, oops

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:28 pm

Hesh, that is so sweet. Serge, I've got the same problem you have. The bookkeeper is going to have me sleeping on the sofa for weeks.
Uncle Bob, ignore any requests you get from me. I must be strong.

Tom Morici · Post by **Tom Morici** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:18 pm

Bob,
3 Cheers! The first for the astonishing grain in that backset, the 2nd for the workmanship on the inside of that guitar, and 3rd that it is a small body guitar. I think I would like to see the curly for bindings.

Tom

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:53 pm

Thanks Lillian, i needed that support sis, let's stand shoulder to shoulder and elbow to elbow, i cannot afford zoot nowadays so we're in the same boat!

Serge

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:06 pm

I'm here for you Bro.

sebastiaan56 · Post by **sebastiaan56** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:08 pm

I showed the page of Zircote to the Financial Director, she reckons that if I can afford that then I can afford more bling for her. Any more room on the floor?

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:26 pm

Hesh, I think I see a big crack in that back set. Send it over and I'll do something with it for yah :M8 My work bench is a little wobbly and I could use it for shims.

:bum

Arnt · Post by **Arnt** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:56 pm

It looks great, what a lovely looking wood.

I think the type of binding you want to use depends on the rest of the design package; rosette, purfling, neck woods and so on. I'm building a ziricote guitar now, and Iâ€™m going with a â€˜black and whiteâ€™ theme. It has a fairly wide white sap wood area on the back, and Iâ€™m using curly ash for the neck to sort of continue the white against the dark. I also cut bindings and purflings from the same woods, so it is all either curly ash or ziricote. Like Dave, I also love the look of â€œself boundâ€

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:44 pm

sebastiaan56 wrote:I showed the page of Zircote to the Financial Director, she reckons that if I can afford that then I can afford more bling for her. Any more room on the floor?

You'll get used to it Sebastiaan.

Most of us here have been sleeping on couches or in dog houses for years.

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:22 pm

sebastiaan56 wrote:I showed the page of Zircote to the Financial Director, she reckons that if I can afford that then I can afford more bling for her. Any more room on the floor?

Sebastian, there is always floor space.

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:51 am

Maybe we should start advising newbies to buy a comfie sofa bed before going for the bandsaw?

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:01 pm

Got the bindings on it over the weekend and whacked some Z-poxy on it today.

The pressure's on at the moment with 4 guitars needing to be sprayed this weekend to be ready for Port Fairy. I can see some late nights coming up.

Bob

gratay · Post by **gratay** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:07 pm

thats scrubbing up a treat ,Bob..
Can't wait to see what it looks like finished.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:08 pm

Pwaaahh! That ziricote is just somethi'n else Bob and the red purf looks the grouse.

Cheers

Kim

jackspira · Post by **jackspira** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:34 pm

Hi Bob, nice mitres! mmmm lovely! look foward to seeing it at the show
Jack

Dave White · Post by **Dave White** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:11 pm

Bob,

That's looking really nice!! It's amazing how time accelerates as the show date gets closer isn't it

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:49 am

I think I agree with gratay and Kim, I mean, you were saying good things, right?

Wow Bob! That jaw-dropper will be a show-stopper. Be sure to photograph it a lot, from many angles, in several types of light (including outdoors on an overcast day, if you get lucky) before you let it walk away from you. Even photos of that guitar will launch a thousand ships.

Good luck getting it all done for the show, and we'll understand if you don't post much until the show is over.

Dennis

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:29 am

What everyone else said Bob. If I wasn't on the other side of the country I'd volunteer to help spray. Good luck. Looks like you'll have your hands full.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:33 am

Beautiful wood.....definitely plain bindings for me.

Sam Price · Post by **Sam Price** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:06 am

bob wrote:

I saw this last photo and let out a huge "WOAH!!!"

That is stunning, Bob, don't think I've seen Ziricote gleam like that!! The blackwood bindings really brings the gleam out!!

(a reminder to cut some strips off my blackwood sides for binding!!)

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:51 am

I second Sam, awesome, just awesome, Bob, what a really nice box my friend!

Keep it up!

Serge

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:26 am

I have a Ziricote parlor (barely) started, and it was to have Bloodwood bindings. I think I just switched to Taz Blackwood. I know, copycat! copycat!, but it really does set it off and frame it so nicely.

Dennis

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:03 pm

Thanks folks.

This one ain't going nowhere. It's a keeper.

Koa would have the same effect as the Blackwood Dennis. And there's no "z" in Tasmania.

Sorry, one of my pet hates seeing as though I'm two headed.

Dave - you know how slowly time goes when you're stuck in an airport. This is the opposite.

Bob

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:18 pm

The guitar looks really stunning Bob. It's an awesome set of ziricote.

You're right , you couldn't sell this one. Beautiful !

Cheers Craig

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:59 pm

bob wrote:... there's no "z" in Tasmania. Sorry, one of my pet hates seeing as though I'm two headed.
Bob

OK, got it. Tas Blackwood it is, or Tasmanian Blackwood. Thanks for the correction.

Dennis

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