A restored Broken Axe (Gibson Guitar)

It looks brand new. Good Job!

-- There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't!

you’re my hero

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Thanks Obi, & BB
Obi’s Monk guitar announcement reminded me of this.
I forgot to mention that I had to make a new Pick guard also.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I don’t know how you did it but it looks like new. I am learning how to play the Mandolin so I can really apreciated how beautiful this looks.

Diane

That be Gibson Gold! Great find!

Hey Dick, I finally figured how to get on this thing, great looking guitar, just like Hendrix. Man I can hear it now. Thanks for the egg tribute. mike.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Looks perfect. If you hadn’t told us it was almost useless, I wouldn’t believe it… still hard to. Great job!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Looks brand new, Looks just like the one I played years ago in High school. Thanks Dick for the memories. Very well refinished.

Jim

-- Jim Earl http://www.myspace.com/earle5

And as a Gibson… it’s never useless, especially in the hands of a Lumberjock.

And where did you get the Gibson sticker for the head piece?

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That part with the label is the original tuning head. I glued that to the new piece with a tongue, & groove joint. The other end of the new piece is glued with epoxy similar to a scarf joint, about 2” back under the fret board.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Very nice, Dick. Lots of groovin’ left in her thanks to you.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Hey Dick, you can do anything if you just put your mind to it can’t you? Very nice repair!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Thanks for all the nice comments.
I edited my story this morning, because of some of the questions that came up have jogged my memory of how this project was done 4 years ago.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Ship ‘er down to New Orleans and I’ll test it out for you.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Well, Charlie, One of my upcoming projects is a Monk Guitar. Here are my ideas so far:
1) The Monk Sammich 1/2” Hickory top and back with 3/4” Walnut “Sammiched” in between. One piece neck and body
2) The Monk Oreo Front and back Walnut with Maple in-between. Maple Through-body neck.
3) The Monk Axe Handle Solid Hickory

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