Category Archives: Artwork

Knobs 251, 252 & 253 – Yellowheart over Red Oak

Posted on November 24, 2016 by admin

These knobs are all ¼” Yellowheart glued over ½” Red Oak.  Both grains are horizontal and at 90 degrees with respect to each other.  So the knobs have a flash of iridescence from side grain of one or the other … Continue reading →

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Knobs 243 & 244 – Painted Cherry & Maple

Posted on November 10, 2016 by admin

Knobs 243 & 244 These knobs are all 3/8” Maple glued (yellow wood glue) over ¼” Cherry, with the grains horizontal and offset 90 degrees.  The 5-40 set screw holes are drilled and tapped into the Maple side grain.  All … Continue reading →

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Knobs 240, 241 & 242 – painted

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin

These knobs are all 3/8” Maple glued (yellow wood glue) over ¼” Cherry, with the grains horizontal and offset 90 degrees.  The 5-40 set screw holes are drilled and tapped into the Maple side grain.  All have a primer coat … Continue reading →

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Knobs 237, 238 & 239 – painted

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin

These knobs are all 3/8” Maple glued (yellow wood glue) over ¼” Cherry, with the grains horizontal and offset 90 degrees.  The 5-40 set screw holes are drilled and tapped into the Maple side grain.  All have a primer coat … Continue reading →

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Knob 236 – Acrylic & SG finish

Posted on October 23, 2016 by admin

Knob 236 With a body of 3/8″ maple over 1/4″ cherry, generic SG seals it, covered by alternating layers of acrylic paint (applied by finger w/ float medium, and small brush: including metallic antique copper, flame yellow, cadmium orange, bright … Continue reading →

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History Tab Added

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

For any who might wonder where this all came from, and how long it took, TSG now has a History tab.  The first article, Shooting the Bullet, describes a time in about April to May 2005, when a new Fender … Continue reading →

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Guitar Artwork Soundboard Gallery of 20 Images

Posted on October 1, 2015 by admin

This Gallery a1  has 20 images (© 2009-2015).  One uses some Celtic design drawings from © 2010 to construct a mirror-surface “Elven War Shield” (© 2015), with carved ruby, emerald and sapphire set in copper, gold and silver.  The rest … Continue reading →

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Abstract Airbrush Soundboard Designs

Posted on September 29, 2015 by admin

This Gallery a0 has 51 images of abstract airbrush designs for the soundboard of the TSG(tm) 5th prototype experimental guitar (patent pending).  There are a few basic images with color variations.  As shown, the 10.5 by 14.25 inch, unshaped, rectangular … Continue reading →

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