Up next

Up next I'll be making and inlaying the rosette. I've decided to do a wood rosette. While many guitars have plastic rossettes (purfling) I want to keep the guitar more organic-looking.

Many classical guitars have intricate wood rosettes (For a beautiful example and description of how they are made click here) but I think it would be a distraction from the rest of the guitar and look out of place on a steelstring, not to mention its probably beyond my abilities (or beyond my patience).

So I've decided to do a simple wood ring made from cutoffs from the walnut back/sides or the bloodwood (haven't decided yet, comment if you have an opinion) to encourage aesthetic continuity. I'll make it thinner than the one shown here. I think a larger rossette looks great on a classical guitar but is too much on a steel string folk type guitar. I want it to be simple, discreet and beautiful.

I've been messing around trying to find a reliable way to cut a circle with my dremel and I think I've found a way that works.... more on that later because lunch break is almost over