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Realized this morning that I’ve now been buildin Realized this morning that I’ve now been building guitars for longer than I haven’t.

After all this time, I seem to have accumulated more complicated questions than definitive answers.

Feeling very lucky that this is what I get to spend my life learning about.
Always a slightly surreal moment watching a pile o Always a slightly surreal moment watching a pile of assumptions become an instrument.
The thing about French polish is that you keep thi The thing about French polish is that you keep thinking:

“Okay… that should probably do it.”

Then immediately:

“…but it could be better.”
Built 132 instruments with variations of this side Built 132 instruments with variations of this side construction and I still feel like I’m learning from it.

Maybe I’m just slow…
Getting there… Getting there…
Seal and ground. Deadfall cedar. Still my favorit Seal and ground.

Deadfall cedar. Still my favorite cedar. No notes.
Grain raisin’ Grain raisin’
A cadre of carefully calibrated clamping contrapti A cadre of carefully calibrated clamping contraptions…
Aluminum bushings. A small intervention in a very Aluminum bushings.

A small intervention in a very predictable problem.

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