I made a new pickguard for the DF-1 before handing it over to Jeremy for beta testing. It's a work in progress; a tortoise shell built up by alternating layers of amber and black tinted shellac on chip board. The finished product is pretty nice, with a little bit of unintentional distressing due to over sanding

Found this on BoingBoing this afternoon. The cantar by Mark Frauenfelder, is a simple two string resonating guitar. Besides being really curious about what this thing might sound like, the aesthetic is growing on me. Simple, clean and a bit strange. excellent.

more about it at boingboing