Well I haven't posted updates in a few weeks because I haven't been working on the guitar much at all. I was out of town or busy the last few weekends and working a lot during the week days so I haven't felt like carving. However, today I didn't have any commitments so I spent a long time working on the guitar. By a long time, I mean like 6 hours straight...no breaks. I was in the zone. So here are some updated pics of the progress. As far as I can tell, the main carving is now complete. There will definitely be some touch-up work to be done, but I will do that along the way as I begin the sanding. I know there are a couple of areas that don't look that great, but I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to be finished carving this thing and start playing it :) I learned a lot about carving, and hopefully the next one will turn out even better. But all-in-all, not to shabby for my first attempt.
There are two more things I want to do before I start sanding this bad boy. First, I want to soften the border on the edge of the guitar with a radius so it is more comfortable to play and also so the edge won't chip. Second, I want to increase the depth of some of the relieved flat areas on the carving. I want to break up the low flat areas with curved surfaces so it flows a little better and has a more organic look. I'm not looking forward to sanding this thing at all. It's going to be a slow and messy process, and unfortunately since the guitar has the poly-coat on the uncarved areas, I'm going to have to sand the entire thing, not just the carved areas.
Ok now the good stuff:
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| Almost finished carving |
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