May 2020 – This hollow body guitar will be made from a mix of native timbers and some exotic. Intending to use the following exotic timbers:
- Mahogany – back (very old wood from demolished dressing table)
- Ebony – bindings
Native timbers:
- Norfolk pine – top (strictly speaking this is not a native from New Zealand)
- Kohe kohe – sides and neck (also known as New Zealand Mahogany)
- Fretboard – Puriri
Click here to see ‘The making of the guitar body’
Click here to see ‘The making of F holes and Ebony bindings’
Click here to see ‘The making of the guitar neck’
Click here to see ‘Finishing the guitar‘
Click here to see ‘the finished guitar’