Sometimes I wonder if we ask to much of the wood?
NAA!
About two weeks ago while closing up DaveRs guitar a timely crack appeared on the side of the lower bout. ARRRGG!!! I had no choice but to take two steps back and start again. I had a matching set of sides so it was only a matter of time, and not materials, that was until I tried to remove the back from the cracked set of sides. That did not go well so David and I were off on a cocobolo hunt! Once again my buddy and fellow guitar builder Brock Poling of Poling Guitars www.polingguitars.com came up with a fantastic replacement set! Dave specified a sapwood center strip, that is indeed what we got. Here are some current progress shots. With a little luck, we should be back on track by this weekend.
