I'm always looking for a cheap diamond in the rough, I think I found it with this combination. Yet another L-OO size guitar.
I ran across a not-quite-bookmatched set of black walnut, I think I paid $25 for it. It is quite chatoyance, with black, tan, and red in one direction, and sparkly gold in another. In the photos it makes it look "splotchy".
There was a rather unfortunate incident with a bandsaw which completely tore apart the sides, quite literally. I'm glad I put the time into repairing it, well worth the effort.
The top is Douglas Fir, which if I remember correctly I picked up at the ~2010 Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit, Gilmer Wood's booth. They had a huge stack, selling a steep discount, and telling everyone what a shame it is that more people are not building with Douglas Fir. Fifteen'ish years later, I whole heartily agree.
I used a Somogyi style double-X bracing pattern, to mix it up from my usual X + fan bracing.
The neck, fingerboard, and bridge were from the "bargain bin" at Goby Walnut. I think I paid $7 for the whole haul. The neck was originally plain-sawn, I sliced it up, rotated the pieces 90 degrees, and glued it back together. Much more interesting looking now, and is quater-sawn.
Quick video where I try to capture the lovely black-to-gold chatoyancy:
