Black and Gold

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: