1. Inspecting a fallen tree - John Gabb (left) overseeing Blackwood harvest from his farm
2. Max and Thomas cutting the log (talented furniture makers in their own right www.readsreclaimed.com)
3. Cross section of the Blackwood tree finally selected (note the blond outer growth wood)
4. Splitting one of the logs after 2 years of drying
5. Large log split into billets ready for the band saw
6. Simon spliiting a longer log for the neck and sides of the guitar
7. A number of quartersawn and back sawn boards sliced from the billets
8. Blackwood soundboard with Blackwood sound hole inlays (from the outer growth of the tree)
9. Solid Blackwood guitar. Note the blond blackwood timber from the outside of the tree
11. African Wenge fingerboard bound with Queensland Maple. Bone sadle and endpins
10. Three piece back with Jarrah stripes and solid Blackwood neck with Jarrah centre pin stripe
12. 80 year old Jarrah binding with blond Blackwood purfling
13. Tight grain of the Blackwood produces a visually beautiful soundboard
14. African Wenge face plate with high end vintage Grover open end tuners and Blackwood logo inlay
15. Decorative tail detail with Jarrah binding and outer growth Blackwood section
