My new 'OM'
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My new 'OM'
I posted these pics on the OLF, so many of you may have seen them already, but I wanted Serge to see them, too.
Strung this one up today: B/S are curly white oak, top is lutz, trim is all ebony and bloodwood. Finished in tru-oil.
Thanks for looking,
Ron
Strung this one up today: B/S are curly white oak, top is lutz, trim is all ebony and bloodwood. Finished in tru-oil.
Thanks for looking,
Ron
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Really nice job, Ron!
I would not have thought of the combination of Oak and Bloodwood, and it works really well together. The black purfling sets it off perfectly. I'm sure I would have added a light purfling as well, and it would not have been this classy. That binding/purfling scheme will stick in my head.
Dennis
I would not have thought of the combination of Oak and Bloodwood, and it works really well together. The black purfling sets it off perfectly. I'm sure I would have added a light purfling as well, and it would not have been this classy. That binding/purfling scheme will stick in my head.
Dennis
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Thanks, guys, appreciated much. I'll try to answer some questions here.
The bloodwood trim was suggested by BobC, the zootman and all the wood except the ebony came from Bob.
I did not make the tuner buttons myself. They were custom made by Bill Nichols. The tuners are Schallers.
Hesh, I do like the way the OM sits on my knee better than the dreads.
About the finish: The neck is nothing but tru-oil, I think I put 8 coats on it. The top has a seal coat of clear shellac then 6 coats of tru-oil. Lightly rubbed with 0000 wool every two coats, then hand rubbed out with medium then fine rubbing compounds. The B/S was filled with z-poxy (another first for me), sanded level, then two coats of garnet shellac to deepen the color of the oak some, then 6 coats of tru-oil applied and hand polished the same as the top.
Ron
The bloodwood trim was suggested by BobC, the zootman and all the wood except the ebony came from Bob.
I did not make the tuner buttons myself. They were custom made by Bill Nichols. The tuners are Schallers.
Hesh, I do like the way the OM sits on my knee better than the dreads.
About the finish: The neck is nothing but tru-oil, I think I put 8 coats on it. The top has a seal coat of clear shellac then 6 coats of tru-oil. Lightly rubbed with 0000 wool every two coats, then hand rubbed out with medium then fine rubbing compounds. The B/S was filled with z-poxy (another first for me), sanded level, then two coats of garnet shellac to deepen the color of the oak some, then 6 coats of tru-oil applied and hand polished the same as the top.
Ron
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