New Design - Single Cutaway

**peterbrown** · 16th August 2009, 10:32 PM

Hi all,

Some pics of gluing the binding.

Started out with the iner part of the lower horn.

And the sides I bent the majority with my aluminium mould and butane torch. There is a little spring back which needs touch up a hot pipe. The tighter curves around the horn is done purely with a hot pipe.

I glue on all my binding with an elastic band. Gives good even pressure around the perimeter of the guitar. The initial set is done with masking tape to make sure there is no slack in the binding and then wrap.

Cheers,

Peter

**Andrew_B** · 16th August 2009, 11:56 PM

interesting alluminium jig you have there peter

looking gooood

**peterbrown** · 24th August 2009, 10:18 PM

Wow andrew.. a diamond member. As they say in Australian Idol. "It's been a journey"

(Just joking mate)

More progress pics. The binding is cleaned up with a freshly burnished scraper, and the top is carved also. I carved the top differently, I roughed out the top with an angle grinder and worked the curves with scraper also.

Shaping the volute

Cheers,

Peter

**woodturner777** · 24th August 2009, 10:38 PM

Top notch work there Peter, its looking good is that one for me.

Cheers Bob

**peterbrown** · 24th August 2009, 10:58 PM

Thanks Bob, Have you been getting scabbing lessons off Andrew?

**woodturner777** · 24th August 2009, 11:44 PM

Only kidding Peter, I will leave the scabbing to Andrew B,
I have more figured wood than I can poke a stick at.
And I hope one day to be able to do a build myself, I noted in one build thread the guy took 8 1/2 years to do his first build so there is plenty of time for me to do something magic.
Cheers Bob

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Thanks Bob, Have you been getting scabbing lessons off Andrew?

**Andrew_B** · 24th August 2009, 11:52 PM

pffft back off bob.....
this ones for me

**woodturner777** · 24th August 2009, 11:57 PM

Andy, if you ask Peter he might send you this for your birthday on Friday.
Cheers Bob

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

pffft back off bob.....
this ones for me

**Andrew_B** · 25th August 2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by woodturner777

Andy, if you ask Peter he might send you this for your birthday on Friday.
Cheers Bob

excuse me uncle peter can i has this here geetar for my bdayyyyyy

**peterbrown** · 25th August 2009, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

excuse me uncle peter can i has this here geetar for my bdayyyyyy

Andrew,

I recon you should ask uncle Bob for a nice big billet of fiddleback blackwood for your birthday

. Thats my kind of pressie.

What am I getting for my birthday bob? Andrew?

**Andrew_B** · 25th August 2009, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Andrew,

I recon you should ask uncle Bob for a nice big billet of fiddleback blackwood for your birthday

. Thats my kind of pressie.

What am I getting for my birthday bob? Andrew?

excuse me uncle bobby.... i think you should send me some wood for my bday!

and peter you get nothing, too old for presents

**woodturner777** · 26th August 2009, 09:44 AM

No worrys Andrew B, I am sending you the same as you sent me for my birthday.
Look out for the mail man.
Cheers Bob

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

excuse me uncle bobby.... i think you should send me some wood for my bday!

and peter you get nothing, too old for presents

**Andrew_B** · 26th August 2009, 01:06 PM

damn you old blokes

hahahaha

**R3R** · 26th August 2009, 05:35 PM

lovely binding work

tht zebrawood is sure handsome when carved like tht

**peterbrown** · 28th August 2009, 02:28 PM

Thanks R&R

The ebony was the most challenging to bend of all the binding timbers I have ever tried, however I will definately use it again as it provides a nice hard durable edge on the top. After using both maple and ebony as a binding, I think I am going to try a few other close grained hard woods as well, and is something I will consider for other builds especially tops with open grained timbers, as I have found that the open grained timbers do not take grain filler very well on edges and are also alot more prone to dings on the edge than the close grained timbers.

Cheers,

Peter

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