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...and here are the options:

Option 1:


Option 2:


I'm conflicted, to be honest. Can't seem to decide...

(that's some black walnut from the zootman, in case anyone was wondering)


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For me it's number two, no question!

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I think #2 is more pleasing to the eye. The sap line widens as the guitar widens and, to me, just looks better.

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#2. No dispute.


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I would always pick 2 as the grain narrows as does the back, its just more pleasing to the eye - unless there is much better figure the other way, or a bothersome defect that I would rather not be seen.

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It's lookin' more or less unanimous (and the option I'd originally been planning on using, I might add).

Hesh: it's all just colour, the set's perfectly solid.


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I think #1 would be OK if you were using a center strip
but without a strip I'd go with #2.

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#2 is just more pleasing to the eye than #1.

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#1 might look nice if you could make the heel cap line up perfectly with the sap line and also use sapwood for the heel cap.

Otherwise #2


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#2. Flamed on an angle always looks best going down and out.

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#2. Hesh nailed it.

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#2 would be my choice. Nice looking set is that the first cut from our twin slabs?

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Rich: nope, haven't gotten around to resawing those yet! I'm too busy actually building to process more wood into thinner pieces of wood. Those blocks have tighter flame and a bit more colour, near as I can tell. We should coordinate a build at some point, though ;)

That's a set of black walnut I got from BobC a long, long time ago now.


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#1 feels like rubbing your cheek against the grain about 12 hours after
shaving.

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am i really going to be the only one to fess up to liking #1? no reasons here, just going on gut... and its a bit different. come on mattia, step out of the croud a little bit. Big smile

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#2, #1 looks upside down

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I always make the flame go downwards if at all possible. So #2 it is.

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I'm split, #2 seems more the standard option, but I think one looks pretty cool as well, mainly because the sap wood section would line up well with the neck, kinda give it a cool little look.  Nice looking stuff either way.  Best of luck. Jason


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#2, no doubt


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Chris: I was going to use one of those, only they're really way too narrow for a 16.6" wide guitar body. Got one earmarked for a redwood-topped OM-ish thing (once I get around to designing my OM-ish thing, that is...)

Heath: my gut instincts were to go with #2, but a little niggling voice was saying 'but what about flipping it around?'. I'll go with my gut on this one. Besides, I have this set's twin sitting in the pile, so I may yet build an 'upside down' geetar.


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