Ok so I got a carving kit and went at this by hand to make this contour top, an archtop. It took me all of the chronicles of riddick to get this done. I still need to smooth out the base transition and finish sand the body. So far I’m working cleaner than I have before; that makes me happy.
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Great results again .
Very nice! I’d like to see how it looks as you continue to progress!
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