sawdust and fear

since i got my sketch posted early this week, i took last night off and sat in bed. i was doing a little light reading. i saw that my trash was full on the laptop and went to empty it. somehow, my entire desktop directory made it in. quick fingers managed to save only one directory from oblivion. this was not good. fortunately for me, my beloved wife nagged me into using time machine not too long ago and i was able to recover everything except a couple of tracks from my most recent sketch. not too bad all told.

lots of time in the garage this past week. the kit guitar has been routed to accept the bindings. i can use my new bending iron this weekend and get everything tucked away and glued up with any luck. tonight as i was routing the back i noticed that what i thought would be an epic failure was averted by binding of exactly the right height. better lucky than smart.

i have to say that i hate working with power tools. routing out the sides was nerve wracking. a sneeze or false step can destroy hours and hours of work. i much prefer hand tools but for tasks like this i just don’t have the time. all that said, i still find working on guitars to be supremely relaxing and fulfilling. i spend all day making things that can’t be seen or felt. it’s such a joy to be able to reach out and touch something in which i have invested much and time and thought. this is fun.

pics will be posted sometime next week. i need to do something worth showing a picture of and i think the herringbone purfling with rosewood bindings will be just the thing.

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