1st Flamenco Negra build thread!...eventually

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Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

1st Flamenco Negra build thread!...e...

Bloody heck, forgot how stressful and bloody difficult guitar making can be!

Oh man.... and glueing up components! Jeez I really haven't missed glue and clamps and mess and slipping... all seems so straight forward in my head!

just like a moan really.

bloody love being back in the workshop but just getting my head back into the swing of it is taking a little while!

Anyway attempting to make my 1st negra so will post afew pics and progress soon! and probably be here begging for salvation!!

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rombsix

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From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to Stu)

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Anyway attempting to make my 1st negra so will post afew pics and progress soon! and probably be here begging for salvation!!

Vamossssssssssss!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 5 2026 13:43:14

Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to rombsix)

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Vamossssssssssss!

oleeeeee

**Negra build Update**

I bloody love building (trying to build) guitars!!....today!

This isn't the deepest insight and pros may scoff at my 'noviceness'... but just being back in the worskhop is such a nice feeling...smelling the wood, cedar shavings...(the taste of the cedar dust

not so much)

sat at work and I'm itching to get home and carry on!

Honestly will post some pictures soon!...if anyones even reading

I making the heel block by stacking the cedar this time. trying to resquare the glued block.

why would my planes cut smooth for all passes and then suddenly tear out?

is that a dull blade?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 7 2026 8:29:40

ernandez R

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From: Alaska USA

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to Stu)

Build baby build!

Perhaos the grain changed just enough, try flipping the plane around and going the other way?

After a crazy buisy summer I spent an hour attacking the dust lined clutter of my guitar work bench. Its a start, perhaps a ritual, should i burn some sage, i dont have any cedar shavings, ring a bell six times, and clap one compas?

And whats wrong with you? Photos or it didnt happen ;)

HR

Ok, couldnt get a photo to upload… :/

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doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 7 2026 9:06:33

Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to ernandez R)

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erhaos the grain changed just enough, try flipping the plane around and going the other way?

Yes I tried that. was tearing on the left then i flipped and it tore on the left again!! maybe sloppy technique?

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attacking the dust lined clutter of my guitar work bench

yeah jeez a whole job in itself!

quote:

perhaps a ritual, should i burn some sage, I dont have any cedar shavings, ring a bell six times, and clap one compas?

stir the luthiery gods with some juju!

photos will apear...i promise. and may one day a video!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 7 2026 9:57:11

constructordeguitarras

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From: Seattle, Washington, USA

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to Stu)

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why would my planes cut smooth for all passes and then suddenly tear out?

Try angling the plane 45 degrees or so to the direction of travel. And use a low-angle block plane. And sharp.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 9 2026 14:50:51

Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to constructordeguitarras)

Thanks ethan! I will try that next time! And yes gonna reshaped.

Anyone having troubke with picture uploads? Getting errors

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 9 2026 20:25:14

silddx

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From: London

RE: aw jeez! (in reply to Stu)

Following!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 9 2026 20:30:03

RobF

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RE: aw jeez! (in reply to Stu)

Me too.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 9 2026 20:48:48

ernandez R

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Joined: Mar. 25 2019
From: Alaska USA

RE: 1st Flamenco Negra build thread!... (in reply to Stu)

I couldnt get the before and after ohoto of my work bench to load the other day…
Sawing up some first stage leaf logs today and was hoping to share my progress.

Think ill toddle over to racardo’s phyr-minco thread and toant him like a Frenchmen to the king of the brittens…

HR

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I prefer my flamenco guitar spicy,
doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.

www.instagram.com/threeriversguitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 9 2026 21:25:28