As you know, I have several projects underway. The sycamore SJ cutaway with the mahogany top, topic of December and January posts, has been re-assessed. I am not happy with the way the binding turned out. Top and back purfling, side purfling and binding strips need to be installed simultaneously, with lots of gooey, sticky glue. The purfling seated too deep. I've sanded too deep in spots, and still haven't gotten the purfling flush. In the process of binding Mr. Sapele, I discovered a marvelous technique for simplifying the installation of binding and purfling. So sycamore mahogany SJ will have his binding/purfling removed and replaced. Besides, I think sycamore next to flame maple looks cool.
Speaking of Mr. Sapele, here he was earlier today, bound and gagged. The last bits of binding and purfling were getting glued in on the upper side of the upper bout.
And, here he is after getting cleaned up. I am quite pleased with the new purfling technique and how well it worked on this guy.
And speaking of PGM, here's his back with the backstrip installed. It's a strip of flame maple binding set off by two tiny strips of bloodwood purfling. All these photos are taken with the laptop camera, so I'll only know if this is visible when you do. If you can't see it, well, I can, and it does look very nice.
I hope Eclectoman and PGM agree.
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