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Title: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: mica on July 01, 2010, 04:59:19 PM

Here's a few images I've been collecting for you.   The sample of the Chocolate Quilted Maple with a sealer coat of finish on it:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/82074.jpg)
  Parts of your guitar body freshly cut:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/82075.jpg)
  Scraps from making your guitar body (and a couple of others):
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/82076.jpg)
  Body rough shaped and nearly ready to glue to neck:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/82077.jpg)

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: tbrannon on July 01, 2010, 05:03:06 PM

That is some killer wood. I don't recall ever seeing chocolate maple before and the purpleheart is amazing.

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: David Houck on July 01, 2010, 05:20:07 PM

The sealer shot is cool!  And the body halves are intriguing.

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: sonicus on July 01, 2010, 05:48:27 PM

I am always fascinated   when I see wood varieties that I have never seen before and I have never seen Chocolate maple.

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: mica on July 01, 2010, 06:09:33 PM

It's a naturally dark piece of bigleaf Maple, a natural stain if you will. Our supplier coined the name, and we thought it was great.  
 
Woods like these would often be discarded as defective in years gone by. I'm so glad we can give some of them an artistic purpose.

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: sonicus on July 01, 2010, 06:52:53 PM

Yes , the appearance  of the Chocolate maple definitely will  add to the uniqueness of this instrument in defining it's individuality.  Beautiful.
Thanks for the explanation.

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 07, 2010, 06:51:48 AM

That is undoubtedly the coolest maple I have ever seen.  But is the head in the upper left of the sealed section in the 1st pic laughing or screaming?
 
Peter

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: dadabass2001 on July 07, 2010, 07:38:22 AM

Good eye, Peter.
I see the little fellow now too.
Mike

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: jacko on July 08, 2010, 04:34:14 AM

He's shouting Aughh, someone just rubbed sealer in my eye  ;-)
 
Graeme

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: mica on September 20, 2010, 04:13:23 PM

Some other progress in carving.  Freshly arrived in carving:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86497.jpg)
  "String of pearls" glue excess that Kris strives for on the back:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86498.jpg)
  The a couple of days later after routing:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86499.jpg)
  Back view after routing:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86500.jpg)

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: David Houck on September 20, 2010, 04:23:31 PM

Looking good!

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: mica on September 20, 2010, 05:12:22 PM

Today most of the body sanding was completed:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86506.jpg)
 Don't worry... the figuring will pop right back when the sealer coats hit. Fine sanding really dulls the look of figured Maples.  and the backplates were fitted:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86507.jpg)
  The heel is still in the carving process:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86508.jpg)
  As is the peghead at the other end of the neck:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/86509.jpg)

Title: Re: Dave's Chocolate Quilted Maple Further
Post by: mario_farufyno on September 21, 2010, 05:43:44 AM

Love to see that ongoing process...