Posted by Doug Thorsvik on February 12, 2023 at 1:58pm
Uncle Crow Style with a nail reinforced flying bridge, 25.6” scale length, 250 and 150 lb test fishing line strings tuned to GD, neck wood is from a 2x4 scrap, disc piezo, lots of 3D printed parts.
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Thanks for the encouraging comments Kale! I’m more of a techie at heart than a woodworker. But I do like the look of wood and the simplicity of CBGs. I stay away from the toxic exotic stuff though. 3D printing is a way for me to be creative and experiment, and then easily recreate stuff I like without all the work. I try to keep the look simple and yet unique. The drilling guide I 3D printed allows me to get this sound holes look without any measuring. I just tape down the guide and drill the holes with a hand drill. Quick and easy. When I get bored with this pattern I’ll try something else.
Thanks for the kind words Uncle John! Picked up the box recently at an antique store, not an antique and overpriced, but … it had a very thin bottom, so I had to have it. Was not disappointed.
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Thanks for the encouraging comments Kale! I’m more of a techie at heart than a woodworker. But I do like the look of wood and the simplicity of CBGs. I stay away from the toxic exotic stuff though. 3D printing is a way for me to be creative and experiment, and then easily recreate stuff I like without all the work. I try to keep the look simple and yet unique. The drilling guide I 3D printed allows me to get this sound holes look without any measuring. I just tape down the guide and drill the holes with a hand drill. Quick and easy. When I get bored with this pattern I’ll try something else.
Very cool Doug. I like what you're doing with the combination of traditional and 3-D Printed parts.
Thanks for the kind words Uncle John! Picked up the box recently at an antique store, not an antique and overpriced, but … it had a very thin bottom, so I had to have it. Was not disappointed.
Classic and handsome.