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oudplayer
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hey guys
wow that oud is amazing. looks great. all yr work does man ...
cant wait for the sound of it ..
thx sammy
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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nayoud
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Mabrouk Mike
This is a beautiful oud ... looks really well made!
Hisham
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Mike
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Alien abducts Jameelo and works on oud...
There's that alien again working on my oud. Anybody seen Jameelo?
http://www.khalafoud.com/mikesoud.wmv
Warning: Large file. This video is about 50 Megabytes.
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SamirCanada
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Oh god! I was so scared at 4:30 this is nerve wracking stuff.
like a scarry movie.
thanks for posting its awsome.
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SamirCanada
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Are you gluing may strips of purfling togheter to create and ege banding?
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Jameel
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SamirCanada
Are you gluing may strips of purfling togheter to create and ege banding? |
Is that Canadian? What did you have to drink cousin? 
Yes, I'm gluing in the single line of walnut in the video. And just for fun I decided part way to destroy it with the iron and do it twice.  )Yeah, nerve wracking is right. You can't believe how I'm itching to get this done. I
find myself looking up in the shop to make sure nothing can fall on the oud while I work on it. And it goes back in a hard case after each session--I
have more time, blood and sweat in this one than #2, so I'm extra careful. Today was extra nerve wracking doing some inlay in the face. It's not fun
to carve out a mortise in a sub-2mm face with nothing behind it but air. But you can't do these before hand. I hope Mike is doing well in
poker......
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SamirCanada
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lol...
I never knew I could slurr my speach when I type it on keyboard.
it seems you figured out what i meant anyways.
thanks Jameel
keep smilling
soon enough you'll have strings on it.
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Mike
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Too much Grey Goose buddy!
I've told you about that Samiro...
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katakofka
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Mike.......lovelyyyyyy. Great job jameel.
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Mike
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Getting really really close now....
Well, after a lot of work by Jameelo, here's what we've got so far. You'll notice that I decided to go with my original look in regards to the inlays
on the soundboard. Thanks to all who provided their feedback, even though I know most of you guys liked the sweat guard instead of the inlays, my
thinking was this oud is inspired by the Abdo Concepta oud. Also, even though Farido's George Nahat oud had a sweat guard on it, you don't really see
that a lot on their ouds. Even Jameelo was sold on the inlays after he put them on. As you'll see...it turned out pretty sweet. Next was the decision
on the fingerboard. Originally we were looking at some sort of geometric design, but then we decided to go with either the doves and vines design or a
leaf design that is similar to Hamza el-Din's Abdo Nahat oud. I spent about 4 hours (on and off) at work looking at a comparison picture that I'll
attach below. I decided to go with the leaf design without the bars. Anyway, Jameelo has pretty much finished the fingerboard. Just needs to put it on
the oud and also do the binding on either side of it. The beard is done and inlaid on the soundboard. Enough dialogue...here are the pics!!!
Here's that picture I spent a whole day looking at. I ended up deciding to go with the middle fingerboard. Also, notice the binding completed
on the oud and the inlays on the bottom and top.
Here are some shots of Jameelo making the beard. Amazing work!
Here the almost completed fingerboard.
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SamirCanada
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INSANITY!!!!
much respect ustaz Jameel.
this is really incredible work my friend.
a masterpeice.
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Melbourne
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Talk about computers, machines and all the rest of it....pfft...Nothing can match the beauty of the work of the human hands, well, with the help of a
machine Incredible stuff Jameel...
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Raby
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The inlay look so clean! Nice woork Jameel ! Really nice oud !
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amtaha
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"Master" Jameel: It is showing that you're doing this with much love. Great work (and photos)!
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Mike
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More photos
Here are some detailed shots of the tail and top inlays going in as well as the binding around the perimeter of the bowl.
The binding
And the inlays.
Top inlay detail...
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Peyman
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This should be the oud of the year
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Ararat66
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Hey Jameel
Fantastic work my friend - really really impressive like seeing a majician doing those close up card tricks hehe. I notice you cut at an angle so the
width of the blade is compensated for through both layers to get a flush fit - is that right? What do you use to get such a fine cut - it's just
beautiful.
Thanks
Leon
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Really Beautiful Jameel. God Bless you!
JT
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Jameel
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SamirCanada
INSANITY!!!!
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I think Samir has summed it up in one word!
Thanks everybody for the nice comments. I really appreciate you taking the time. Let's hope for a nice sound too! That would be the icing on the cake.
Just a little update from my end. I was telling Mike earlier that I finished up the fingerboard inlay today. Yep, took the day off work just to work
on Mike's oud. At this point I'm itching to get this done, so I'm putting in overtime at work so I can get this one finished. I cleaned up the inlay a
little, and glued the fingerboard to the neck with a special glue I picked up from a man who specializes in gluing ivory and bone(he restores old
pianos). The fingerboard is rosewood (Kingwood--it is a Dalbergia from Brazil) and real elephant ivory. Don't worry though, it's totally legal. It's
preban ivory from old American estates. And it's gorgeous creamy white. Its so much better to work with than bone. It's not cheap though. The
materials alone for this fingerboard will run over $100. Just have the edge tiles left and the nut, then its time to string it up and have a listen.
Maybe by the end of the week Mike will be posting an MP3.
That's exactly right Leon. It's an old marquetry technique that was developed by the French. They even devised a special machine for cutting the
inlays. It's called a "chevalet du marqueterie". 
Its capable of doing extremely fine work.
http://www.customwooddesigns.com/marquetry3_5_big.html
I would not doubt that the Nahats and other craftsmen in Syria were possibly using a similar device, especially due to the French influence in Syria
during the height of the Nahat building period. Their label after all was in French. Of course, the same results can be had with a simple fret saw and
fine blade, it just takes more skill.
I have not had the time to build a chevalet, but it would be a nice addition to the shop. For now I'm using a Dewalt scroll saw and very fine
jeweler's saw blades. It gets the job done, but I'm sure I could get absolutely flawless results with a chevalet.
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TruePharaoh21
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I'm speechless, Jameel. I can't wait until we hear the sound match the look.
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mavrothis
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Bravo Jameel! Gorgeous, innovative, and meticulous as always!
Mike will love this one I'm sure...
Take care,
mavrothis
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charlie oud
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Outstanding Jameel, well done. (p.s. those oud picks never showed up. my emails to you keep getting returned undelivered. Crazy, will keep trying)
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Brian Prunka
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Looks great Jameel!
i hope you don't finish it and send it to mike before the 29th 
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nayoud
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Really amazing work Jameel ... beautiful craftsmanship.
Hisham
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Jameel
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Brian Prunka
Looks great Jameel!
i hope you don't finish it and send it to mike before the 29th
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Thanks Brian and everybody. But don't fret about this oud (how's that for an oud pun! ) it won't be getting near a UPS truck, USPS depot, FedEx plane, or anyone's grubby hands until it's in Mike's. Well, I'll let a select few
touch it. Maybe....
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