Soundholin’ the lazy way

 

Glue Monday

 

Redwood Top?

 

binding ledges

 no blow outs .

Test run was a success

 here's how it came out.

Sealed the edges before bindings

Im not overly familiar or have had enough experience working with australian black wood in the past so this is a minor insurance,  just in case.

dning

 

Had to make a rough keychain mould last minute.

this may seem an odd way of going about it but this is just too small to be done on a regular bandsaw. plus, i love my fingers.  

New Koa parts stock

The demand for Koa minis has been crazy and overwhelming this past few months. I ripped some koa sets last week and here's how its looking at the moment. 

i also added some roughly put together parts for the necks.

pictured below is what it usually looks like before it hits the bandsaw (  curly mahogany and cherry )

                                        I've been thinking about doing a spring throwback sopranino. we'll see

                                                    miscellaneous size of neck stock.

                                             Koa sides