Friday, May 8th, 2015
Here I have marked the bracing patterns and trimmed the top and back.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
MY NEXT PROJECT: I've changed my mind about what I'm going to do with this wood (a beautiful piece of East Indian...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
MY NEXT PROJECT: I've changed my mind about what I'm going to do with this wood (a beautiful piece of East Indian...
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
MORE THOUGHTS ON MY NEXT PROJECT: I just started thinking....why don't I just keep the sinker redwood/rosewood pieces...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, November 18, 2015
MORE THOUGHTS ON MY NEXT PROJECT: I just started thinking....why don't I just keep the sinker redwood/rosewood pieces...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
STEP ONE: MAKING A BRACING TEMPLATE Well, I am on my way! I just spent the afternoon making my template, figuring out... Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, November 18, 2015
STEP ONE: MAKING A BRACING TEMPLATE
Well, I am on my way! I just spent the afternoon making my template, figuring out...
Monday, November 23, 2015 I think I've decided to use curly maple binding (the top binding in the photo) with my sinker redwood/East Indian... Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, November 23, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
I think I've decided to use curly maple binding (the top binding in the photo) with my sinker redwood/East Indian...
Oooh, ahhh, oooh, ahhh!!!My curly koa and curly maple veneer --- for the possible arm bevel --- just arrived today. Loving the shimmer...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Oooh, ahhh, oooh, ahhh!!!My curly koa and curly maple veneer --- for the possible arm bevel --- just arrived today. Loving the shimmer...
PROFILING & CUTTING THE SIDES:I just finished the first stage on working with the sides for my Taylor-shaped classical....Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, November 25, 2015
PROFILING & CUTTING THE SIDES:I just finished the first stage on working with the sides for my Taylor-shaped classical....
SOUNDHOLE ROSETTE:I think I've decided what I'm going to do for the soundhole rosette --- a Zipflex paua abalone strip...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Friday, November 27, 2015
SOUNDHOLE ROSETTE:I think I've decided what I'm going to do for the soundhole rosette --- a Zipflex paua abalone strip...
ROSETTE WORK:I just finished routing the channel for the rosette (blue paua abalone strip, surrounded by two b/w/w/b...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, November 28, 2015
ROSETTE WORK:I just finished routing the channel for the rosette (blue paua abalone strip, surrounded by two b/w/w/b...
ROSETTE GLUED IN!!!The rosette has been superglued in. I will wait till tomorrow to scrape it down. Now it looks...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, November 28, 2015
ROSETTE GLUED IN!!!The rosette has been superglued in. I will wait till tomorrow to scrape it down. Now it looks...
THE ROSETTE SANDED DOWN:I just scraped and sanded (by hand) the rosette down, flush to the soundboard. I think it's...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Sunday, November 29, 2015
THE ROSETTE SANDED DOWN:I just scraped and sanded (by hand) the rosette down, flush to the soundboard. I think it's...
TOP THICKNESSED & SOUNDHOLE CUT!!!!It's about 2:00 p.m. now. The first thing I did this morning was to take the top to...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, November 30, 2015
TOP THICKNESSED & SOUNDHOLE CUT!!!!It's about 2:00 p.m. now. The first thing I did this morning was to take the top to...
COOKING A SIDE!!!Last photos of the day --- I just finished bending one of my East Indian rosewood sides. For an...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, November 30, 2015
COOKING A SIDE!!!Last photos of the day --- I just finished bending one of my East Indian rosewood sides. For an...
I LIED. I JUST BENT THE OTHER SIDE.I checked on the first side, and it had cooled down more quickly than I thought it...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, November 30, 2015
I LIED. I JUST BENT THE OTHER SIDE.I checked on the first side, and it had cooled down more quickly than I thought it...
MORE PROGRESS . . .It's about 1:30 p.m., and I've made a little more progress on the classical. So far today I have...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
MORE PROGRESS . . .It's about 1:30 p.m., and I've made a little more progress on the classical. So far today I have...
