It's growing on me
I like the flow of the wood grain pattern better in the first and third picture!
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The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
I'm leaning towards the first one myself. Much debate in my household though
Here's the Paulownia backside:
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They all look kinda groovy, but I seemed to gravitate towards the last two. It's an interesting project
I don't think you could miss with any of those. They all look stunning compared to my pine efforts.
rob
2 and 4, with the grain pattern spreading forwards, look wrong to me. Out of 1 and 3, I prefer 3, probably because it's lighter in colour. If you aren't going with a natural finish, then you've got more staining options with the paler wood.
Haysoos!!Originally Posted by dozymuppet
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OK, I need to ask how you achieved that with such an even result?
I like 2 and 4, because they're unusual, and the cross grain pattern goes out toward the points.
Having said that, I still prefer 1 and 3. I think you need to sand 1, to see the difference between it and 3, and to get rid of the distracting chalk, etc. I'd hazard a guess, and say 1 is a good indication of how the finish will end up - I love silky oak (typically found in Northern NSW, and Queensland. I have a dining setting made from it, and the pattern is kind of similar, but with much smaller markings, so maybe this is indeed She-Oak (which I've never seen in slab form).
Here's a chair, which has varieties of different cuts giving different aspects to the figure.
It's not perfect, but... I drew a line around all sides, and worked on each corner, keeping the saw line straight on each side of the corner, and working around a bit at a time until the corners met in the sides. The blade wandered/drifted occasionally, but overall I was able to keep the line, and meet in the middle in a way that I think is "good enough".
Kit builds: JBA-4M | STA-1M | AIB-1Q | TL-1 (in progress)
Side projects: Artist TC59 | Sheoak Dreaming | Spalted Marri Metal | Randy Vs | Sassafrassin' | St. Vincent
bloody great effort!
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