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the Butternut

Posted by Randy S. Bretz on August 16, 2012 at 4:20am
carved butternut tree limb neck, black walnut under the body frame, 25" scale length, piezo pickup inside body
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  • South Paw,Davey August 18, 2012 at 12:11pm

    Thats nice work. . Wish I could find the wood here' ;-)

  • Reeds Taylor August 18, 2012 at 11:58am

    I think if I owned this, I would never build agin

  • Reeds Taylor August 18, 2012 at 11:57am

    owwwwwww...me really likey

  • Clock The Wolf August 16, 2012 at 8:38pm

    Ah! Happiness...

  • Randy S. Bretz August 16, 2012 at 11:03am

    The neck starts like this...profiled out with an electric chainsaw then i take it on the beltsanderTree Limb Neck

  • Randy S. Bretz August 16, 2012 at 10:49am

    305877360?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024The bigger face is Bloodwood and the ones in the lower corners are from butternut shells

  • Randy S. Bretz August 16, 2012 at 10:47am

    305878380?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024yep all the carvings were done with a dremel - flex shaft

  • Thomas "Duck" Petry August 16, 2012 at 10:16am

    That's a beautiful build,love your carving and the natural wood.

  • Josh Thompson August 16, 2012 at 9:54am

    The whole thing is amazing, only thing I never saw a picture of the spirit faces on the upper neck & bottom.  : )


    And you made the neck from a tree branch, way to cool, someday I'll get there.  How did you carve all the faces, did you use a dermal tool or just hand carve each one?

  • RTZGUITARS August 16, 2012 at 5:10am

    wow this is why i love this site forming nature to make sound.

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