In the past I've made several electric guitars with what has now become a standard body shape.  I got thinking I'd try to make an acoustic guitar using this body shape.  The back and sides are mostly flamed maple with black walnut trim.  The back is carved (not flat). Notice the re-carve around edges.   The top is quarter sawn Douglas fir.   Sound holes same as holes on electric guitar models..   If you look closely you can see that I carved an old man who is peering out of one of the sound holes - LOL.  Neck is a sandwiching of hard maple, cherry, flamed maple, black walnut, flamed maple, cherry, hard maple.   Fingerboard is some of the last Brazilian rosewood that I've had stashed away for years.  Abalone and pearl inlays.   Really happy with the finish.  This is S/N 0096  One photo of an previous electric guitar included for comparison.

 From September...

Project for August was a mondolin (s/n 0095).   Wanted to apply some voilin building methods like having the top and back overhang the sides and a neck joint similar to a violin.  Also did a shellac French polish finish.  Style is a modified j"F" style..