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  1. Yeah, I guess it's pretty common, but not as much as some other exotics like cocobolo or bocote. This stuff is like kryptonite to me. Thanks, very nice of you. I'd argue that there is amazing work being shown in the Shishkov forum! Well, thanks, I appreciate it. I do like to keep things organized so that I can find what I need when I need it. I swear I'm not OCD about it like some guys are, but if there is too much clutter I can feel anxiety building, so I have to stop every so often and tidy up a bit. Thank you, I'll try! Yeah, it can be nasty, but I know several other builders that have no reaction to it at all. It's mainly the fine dust and repeated exposure that gets me. If I do handle it without gloves, I wash my hands soon after to avoid problems. Of course, once there is a coat of finish on it, there's no problem at all. If I get dust on my skin for a prolonged period of time, it turns red and becomes irritated and feels like it is burning. If that happens a couple of days in a row, the irritated skin eventually dries out, cracks and starts to peel off. All the skin on my upper face, including my eyelids peeled. It also causes the biggest bags under my eyes that you have ever seen. Like, really bad, double bags... The bags have bags... and this takes several weeks to clear up once it starts. On the respiratory side, I get a big lump in my throat, runny nose, watery eyes, etc. When this all first started around a year ago, I tried to take small steps to prevent it. I always wore a 1/2 mask respirator when sanding, but I added washing my hands and face, blowing off with an air compressor, but symptoms continued to persist. I didn't get it all to clear up until I pretty much completely covered up and wore a powered respirator when sanding it. Anyway, I think the getup that I wear is freaking hilarious, but it does work for me. I've heard that once one of these allergies starts, it can cause sensitization to other woods, so I'm hoping to prevent further attacks. I don't want to have to wear this crap when I'm working with maple or mahogany. That would truly suck.
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  2. Well, I left the body in the bag over night. (yeah, I see it. ) I took it out the next day and was pleasantly surprised. The joint looks to be fairly tight, just needs a little touch up in a few spots. I trimmed the top flush at the router table. I noticed that I did get a crack along a grain line. You can see where glue came through due to the vacuum. Not sure if it was there all along or not, as that would not be uncommon for a rosewood. I'll apply some CA and sand it in and it should make it disappear. The crack is completely tight, which is great. My wife snuck in and took a couple of photos of me working at the pin router routing all of the cavities. Go ahead... admit it, you're kinda digging my outfit. No judgement. Cavities routed. Roundover done at the router table. Need to blend in the forearm area by hand. Roughing in the belly carve. Here is the neck that I made previously along with the body. Neck is not yet carved. The body still needs a little more finessing, but it's getting there. Here's a little surprise accent that I decided to throw in, a matching piece of ziricote for the back of the headstock. Looks like sh!t in this picture, but will like nice when trimmed down and blended into the carve transition. Thanks for looking.
    3 points
  3. That’s pretty much OCD, bro. It’s reaping mad benefits, though, so don’t go changin’!
    2 points
  4. To state the obvious: this is all fantastic work. You have an undeniable talent for this sort of thing, and an eye for details (and they make all the difference). It shows in lots of ways. I'm equally impressed by how neat and organized you keep your shop.
    2 points
  5. Back in April, my buddy Mike convinced me to make a Strat for him. I was neck-deep in other projects, but I finally got started on it in June. Not sure if I mentioned it earlier, but when I started my first Strat project, I made two necks. So, I was able to save some work for Mike's guitar. I was hesitant to build an instrument for anyone else to buy, so we agreed that he would just pay my actual material costs. It would let me gain some experience and he might get a decent guitar out of the deal. To keep costs down, I had him choose wood from material that I had on hand. He loved the look of the 5 string bass that I had made which had a ziricote top. So, we landed on a cherry body with a ziricote drop-top. Did I mention that I'm allergic as hell to ziricote? Cherry body was roughed out. Starting to shape the forearm contour with a Stanley #3. Did I mention that I'm seriously allergic? Cutting a chunk of a very large ziricote board. This will be resawed for the drop top. (with a lot left over for more tops) The top was resawed then run through the drum sander. Glued and clamped up here. After the top dried, I ran it back through the drum sander. Here I'm starting to make some relief cuts on the back side to help it form around the forearm contour. I sorta overdid the forearm contour. Very concerned about bending a brittle rosewood like ziricote around this. The top was cut oversized, then screws were run in so that it wouldn't slide around during the glue up. Here I'm soaking the outside with a wet towel to help in the bending process. Apparently I wrote this on June 30. I used urea formaldehyde glue to join the top. I ran in the screws and threw it into the vacuum bag keeping my fingers crossed that the drop top bends the way that I'm hoping for. More updates soon.
    2 points
  6. “‘Ay, Waylon! Check out this Phaser 90 thang. Sounds trippy, man!”
    1 point
  7. Incredible stuff in your posts - wow. That wood seems like nasty stuff to work with. Side question: So, can you even touch the raw wood surface with your bare hands (not sanding it and no sawdust) without it causing you problems - or is it just a reaction to the oils/sap in it etc?
    1 point
  8. Great stuff, keep up the fantastic work and updates.
    1 point
  9. Great build story of a great craftsman. Haven’t had that for a long time.
    1 point
  10. Man, I need to get some better friends.
    1 point
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