Getting back to it.

Things have been wacky-busy of late.  Since last post, my job changed dramatically (for the better), I had elbow surgery to fix (?) a detached tendon, and bunches of odds and ends to do around the house.  So, not much writing.
The guitars have been making some progress.

I re-did the top on Marilyn's Sel-Mac Concert.  I got a great cedar sound board from Fraiser Valley woods.  Super ringy tone.  I wish I bought a dozen of them.  Marilyn cut out a rosette of Lacewood and the top got stuck on.
I got the ebony bindings installed.  I need more practice/patience....


I pore-filled the back with Z-poxy and it's now baby-butt smooth. 



I've started the french polish of the top.  It's a lot of work, but It's easy to fix mistakes and it's very zen-like.  There is a learning curve to it, but it's not bad. 



 
I decided to focus on getting Marilyn's guitar done, then Ev's mandocello, and fit the 12 string in along the way rather than try to do all at the same time.  I'm working on that ADHD thing.














The other big distraction (other than family and work) has been the garden.  Here in SoCal, we can grow veggies pretty much year round.  I've ripped out all the old winter stuff and re-planted both the front and back yard gardens!

We had tons of artichokes already and I cut them back to make way for tomatoes, celery, peppers--bell, sweet, hot, courgettes, squash, carrots, radishes and onions.  There's even pineapple and peaches towards the back.
OBTW:  The string you see is to keep the herons from eating the koi in the pond just to the left.

 

This is the back of the house.  Tomatoes, Basil Peppers, Squash and a dwarf apple tree.

Bananas!


Now, back to building!