African Blackwood OM

[56nortondomy]

I finished this one over the weekend, still needs a final polish, but i'll wait till it's ready to go, the photos aren't the best, being overcast today.
B/s African b/wood
Top Adirondack
Neck Mahogany
Rosette Cocobolo
F/board and bridge ringed gidgee
Bindings and pickguard Tas blackwood
Headstock Macassar ebony, coco, and spalted maple
Grover mini locking tuners
Lr Baggs ibeam p/up
I'd like to give Markus a special mention for his big help viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5830
Wayne

[charangohabsburg]

Looks great!
There are some very crispy color contrasts in this guitar.

I'd like to give Markus a special mention for his big help viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5830

So, how was it?

[56nortondomy]

Great help thanks Markus . Wayne

[charangohabsburg]

Well, I actually wanted to know how it was to work with the blackwood. If my "advice" was great help it seems that it was a nightmare to plane, sand and bend it.

[56nortondomy]

It wasn't too bad at all to work with Markus, it bent pretty easy, even the cutaway. I followed John and Jeffs advice when i bent it and it was fine. It glued up ok and was easy to do all the other stuff, so workability was good. Wayne

[Taffy Evans]

Looks great, many nice little features. Nice work.