OF The Universe is Budding Life...
This guitar rosette is nearing completion after many hours of work and experimentation. It is cut into .040" aluminum JB Welded to thick plate to dis-allow any warping or stretching of the rosette. The undercuts for the gold inlay have been put in with a scribe which was easily done and did not kick up any metal or otherwise distort the rosette.
A bit more detailing on the yearling and shading on some of the scroll then I can cut it out of the sheet...I am counting heavily on a heat gun to pop it free of the epoxy.
A channel will be routed into the sound board of the guitar .040" deep and the rosette epoxied into the wood, hopefully some time this winter. That is always more fun than shoveling snow!!
The deer is from a photo I took out of my dining area window. The fellow had just been through his first winter which was a particularly rough one with snow on the ground for over 3 months and temps to 20 or so below zero...thus the shaggy look. And no wonder he needed a good rest!
This guitar rosette is nearing completion after many hours of work and experimentation. It is cut into .040" aluminum JB Welded to thick plate to dis-allow any warping or stretching of the rosette. The undercuts for the gold inlay have been put in with a scribe which was easily done and did not kick up any metal or otherwise distort the rosette.
A bit more detailing on the yearling and shading on some of the scroll then I can cut it out of the sheet...I am counting heavily on a heat gun to pop it free of the epoxy.
A channel will be routed into the sound board of the guitar .040" deep and the rosette epoxied into the wood, hopefully some time this winter. That is always more fun than shoveling snow!!
The deer is from a photo I took out of my dining area window. The fellow had just been through his first winter which was a particularly rough one with snow on the ground for over 3 months and temps to 20 or so below zero...thus the shaggy look. And no wonder he needed a good rest!
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