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The following photographs show a giant Sitka log being sawn, split and sawn again to make Sitka guitar tops.
The beginning of cutting guitar top billets from a Sitka log
More cutting
Almost done
Moving the giant biscuit
Placing it on the hydraulic wedge cutting table
Preparing to wet the surface for cutting
Wetting the surface
Preparing to cut low grade stock
Wedging procedure
Getting the billets out
Top suitable for low grade factory guitars
Average billet
Cutting Pine tops
Cutting more pine tops
The bandsaw
Bandsaw blade sharpening at Pacific Rim tonewoods
Coco Bola…Tropical hardwoods, San Diego
The rest of the trip was spent visiting agents and friends, such as Richard Hoover SCGC, Jeff Traugott, Kevin Ryan, and Roy MacAlistair to shoot the breeze and talk guitars, our great favourite subject.
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