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#1 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


 

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#2 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


That is so cool Stewart.

I have always wanted to build a guitar. Thanks for letting me watch you build one.

Steve
 

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#3 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


WOW!

So THAT's the way it's done?!

Thank you very much…

I'm looking forward to seeing the rest…
 

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#4 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


That has been on my list for a long time. Thaks for sharing!
 

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#5 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


Great looking Stewart.

My sons keeps asking when we are going to start one
 

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#6 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


I have to do this one day! Are you springing poles off of the ceiling as clamps? That inlay is amazing.
 

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#7 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


Steve; Kent; Karson; Mauricio... there's no time like the present!

Ha! listen to me who started this five years ago!!

Joe - This, in some respects may not be the way it's done! But it's working out up to now!

Mauricio - the normal way is to build an open box to spring the "go-bars" from, but as you suspected, I sprung them from ceiling timbers.
 

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#8 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


You are the guitar-man. :)
 

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#9 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


Good one Stewart
 

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#10 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


Hey Stewart, congratulations on the challenge !!

I will follow this, and hope to listen in the early future the unplugged Les Stewart
 

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#11 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


If a picture is worth 1,000 words, you just told a pretty good story!
 

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#12 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


Stewart, great start. Shave those braces down.
 

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#13 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


A great tutorial Stewart!

It took me about 10 years to finish my son's electric guitar. LOL
 

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#14 ·
The soundboard and rosette.

Time, just now, doesn't allow many words to describe this process. It's my first attempt an an acoustic guitar. I hope I have taken enough photographs to tell the story. Other than the spruce soundboard, much of the instrument is made from bits and pieces from the shed.

Blue Green Packing materials Sleeve Rectangle


Wood Tree Ruler Font Measuring instrument


Ah yes, I started to make jigs five years ago!

Wood Bumper Automotive tire Musical instrument Flooring


Wood Automotive design Flooring Automotive exterior Plywood


This is why I made the thicknessing sander!

Finger Wood Thumb Engineering Nail


Body jewelry Natural material Creative arts Jewellery Font


Pneumatic tool Drill Drilling Power tool Audio equipment


Train Vehicle Circle Metal Art


Wood Measuring instrument Indoor games and sports Font Circle


Dishware Serveware Body jewelry Creative arts Porcelain


Bicycle tire Bicycle part Crankset Bicycle wheel Bicycle fork


Tableware Dishware Serveware Wood Circle


Wood Automotive design Airplane Aircraft Automotive exterior


Wood Art Engineering Machine Plywood


Gold Wood Rectangle Beige Triangle


Wood Beige Motor vehicle Tints and shades Metal


Hood Automotive design Wood Walking shoe Athletic shoe


Hi Stewart
Even though I have 4 or 5 of my projects posted recentley, I have been on line, library, trying to gather as much information on building my first acoustic guitar. Have still not decided the type such as a jazz, flamingo,classical style. So far I have been interested in purchasing How to build your own acoustic guitar by J. Kinkhead which include the full size plans. your forum certainly excited me. I am fairly new on LumberJocks, and would certainly be interested in all your building steps.
Perhaps you may advise me concerning my problem so far. I believe that I should have a full size plan.
Would appreciate your expertise and recommendations.
Thanks Stewart
Louis
 

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The back and ribs.

For this, my first effort, (that suggests there'll be at least a second!) I'm using some pieces of sapele that have been lying around for some time.

Brown Wood Textile Sleeve Wood stain


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Tool Lumber


Wood Wood stain Tool Hardwood Varnish


Wood Table Musical instrument Musical instrument accessory Wood stain


Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Flooring


Bending iron by Heath Robinson or Rube Goldberg!

Wood Gas Bumper Automotive exterior Trigger


Spinning Wood Headgear Gas Tints and shades


String instrument Wood Musical instrument Folk instrument Wood stain


Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Hardwood


 

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#16 ·
The back and ribs.

For this, my first effort, (that suggests there'll be at least a second!) I'm using some pieces of sapele that have been lying around for some time.

Brown Wood Textile Sleeve Wood stain


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Tool Lumber


Wood Wood stain Tool Hardwood Varnish


Wood Table Musical instrument Musical instrument accessory Wood stain


Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Flooring


Bending iron by Heath Robinson or Rube Goldberg!

Wood Gas Bumper Automotive exterior Trigger


Spinning Wood Headgear Gas Tints and shades


String instrument Wood Musical instrument Folk instrument Wood stain


Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Hardwood


I have always wanted to have three hands too.
I am jealous.

Steve
 

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#33 ·
The neck

A nice piece of mahogany I've been saving for a rainy day..

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Composite material


Wood Machine Hardwood Machine tool Engineering


Wood Musical instrument Workbench Engineering Flooring


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Gas Hardwood


Wood Tool Rectangle Hardwood Plywood


Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Tool


Wood Rectangle Urban design Landscape Tool


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Safety glove Office ruler


Wood Rectangle Grass Tints and shades Flooring


 

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#41 ·
Some initial assembly. Head and tail blocks

..so that's what the kerfing strips do!

Paint Gas Rectangle Personal care Font


Wood Eyewear Audio equipment Bag Gas


Wood Urban design Font Engineering Rectangle


Ah yes, a bit of old mantle piece; that'll do for the two blocks…

Wood Rectangle Line Wood stain Flooring


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Rectangle


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Ruler


Rectangle Wood Toy Monoplane Electric blue


Rectangle Wood Art Beige Tints and shades


Wood Art Rectangle Wooden block Hardwood


Wood Snake Reptile Scaled reptile Serpent


Wood Snake Art Scaled reptile Folk instrument
 

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#42 ·
Some initial assembly. Head and tail blocks

..so that's what the kerfing strips do!

Paint Gas Rectangle Personal care Font


Wood Eyewear Audio equipment Bag Gas


Wood Urban design Font Engineering Rectangle


Ah yes, a bit of old mantle piece; that'll do for the two blocks…

Wood Rectangle Line Wood stain Flooring


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Rectangle


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Ruler


Rectangle Wood Toy Monoplane Electric blue


Rectangle Wood Art Beige Tints and shades


Wood Art Rectangle Wooden block Hardwood


Wood Snake Reptile Scaled reptile Serpent


Wood Snake Art Scaled reptile Folk instrument
Magnificent work! It's inspiring.
 

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#54 ·
Fitting the neck; gluing on the soundboard

Brown Musical instrument Textile Wood Art


Rectangle Gas Wood Tints and shades Flooring


Wood Beige Tints and shades Rectangle Chair


Wood Rectangle Composite material Tints and shades Font


Wood Rectangle Brick Flooring Hardwood


It's difficult to see what's going on here. this is a plywood caul that's screwed down to the mould as a clamp as I glue on the soundboard. It seems easier than the yards of elastic that's often used for the same purpose.
Guitar accessory Jaw Musical instrument String instrument accessory String instrument


Wood Creative arts Art Font Facade


Watch Wood Rectangle Clock Hardwood


 

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#55 ·
Fitting the neck; gluing on the soundboard

Brown Musical instrument Textile Wood Art


Rectangle Gas Wood Tints and shades Flooring


Wood Beige Tints and shades Rectangle Chair


Wood Rectangle Composite material Tints and shades Font


Wood Rectangle Brick Flooring Hardwood


It's difficult to see what's going on here. this is a plywood caul that's screwed down to the mould as a clamp as I glue on the soundboard. It seems easier than the yards of elastic that's often used for the same purpose.
Guitar accessory Jaw Musical instrument String instrument accessory String instrument


Wood Creative arts Art Font Facade


Watch Wood Rectangle Clock Hardwood


Yorkie, I take it the neck is attached to the body with some kind of T nut? Or am I missing this? Is the tail block just glued onto the side veneers and the top? Does the cull mate to the earlier used form and use a bunch of bolts to draw it tight during the top glue-up?

The journey continues. Nice blog.
 

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#69 ·
Attaching the back

Take a long look at your sculpture Stewart; it's the last you will see of it!

Wood Creative arts Art Font Facade


Spread the Titebond. Not too much; we don't want a mess inside there. In the Shaker tradition, even though we can't see it, The Almighty can.

Wood Flooring Building Stairs Circle


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Art Plywood

The plywood caul is flexible enough to follow the curvature of the back or front.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plywood Composite material


Automotive design Automotive tire Wood Toaster Audio equipment


Wood Hardwood Art Wood stain Chair


Wood Musical instrument Tints and shades Art Folk instrument
 

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#70 ·
Attaching the back

Take a long look at your sculpture Stewart; it's the last you will see of it!

Wood Creative arts Art Font Facade


Spread the Titebond. Not too much; we don't want a mess inside there. In the Shaker tradition, even though we can't see it, The Almighty can.

Wood Flooring Building Stairs Circle


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Art Plywood

The plywood caul is flexible enough to follow the curvature of the back or front.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plywood Composite material


Automotive design Automotive tire Wood Toaster Audio equipment


Wood Hardwood Art Wood stain Chair


Wood Musical instrument Tints and shades Art Folk instrument
That clamping coffin is fantastic - thanks for posting these because I'm semi planning on building one and by the time I learn how to play I might actually have finished it - I already have twinkle twinkle little star down :)
 

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#82 ·
Bit of this; bit of that.

Postings will slow down somewhat now. This is what I did today.

On the router table, trimmed off the overhang on the back of the guitar.

Table Wood Rectangle Shelf Wood stain


Marking out and cutting out for the end-seam inlay strip:

Tableware Wood Tool Table Knife


I'm using a piece of quilted mahogany / sapele

Rectangle Wood Flooring Hardwood Tablecloth


that will match the headstock veneer:

Brown Rectangle Leaf Textile Sleeve


My purflings… (Good grief; look at the state of my thumbnail!)

Finger Wood Thumb Bicycle tire Nail


and bindings arrived today. Sorry, I didn't make 'em!

Hand Wood Finger Guitar accessory Musical instrument accessory


Last thing I did was to superglue them together; what a fiddly faffy day

Finger Thumb Nail Jewellery Nickel


Resting as the sun sets..

Musical instrument String instrument String instrument accessory Guitar accessory String instrument
 

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#83 ·
Bit of this; bit of that.

Postings will slow down somewhat now. This is what I did today.

On the router table, trimmed off the overhang on the back of the guitar.

Table Wood Rectangle Shelf Wood stain


Marking out and cutting out for the end-seam inlay strip:

Tableware Wood Tool Table Knife


I'm using a piece of quilted mahogany / sapele

Rectangle Wood Flooring Hardwood Tablecloth


that will match the headstock veneer:

Brown Rectangle Leaf Textile Sleeve


My purflings… (Good grief; look at the state of my thumbnail!)

Finger Wood Thumb Bicycle tire Nail


and bindings arrived today. Sorry, I didn't make 'em!

Hand Wood Finger Guitar accessory Musical instrument accessory


Last thing I did was to superglue them together; what a fiddly faffy day

Finger Thumb Nail Jewellery Nickel


Resting as the sun sets..

Musical instrument String instrument String instrument accessory Guitar accessory String instrument
Looking GOOD!

Final stages… Very intricate work…

Nice going!

Thank you.
 

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#90 ·
Purflings and Bindings

I did say that things would slow down!

This stage, for me, has been the most difficult so far. The books I'm following recommended gluing the purfling to the binding before bending them together on the bending iron. I found that to be disastrous, I (or the wood) suffered splitting, delamination of the black, white, black purfling and twisting. Oh what a mess! So I went back to what I'd thought would be the easiest before I read the books! Bend 'em separately!

First picture shows the steps being cut with the router. I taped some very fine 'wedges' on the router base to account for the rounding of the guitar's top and bottom. The angle varies around the perimeter so I took an average (sort of).

And then I realised too late that there was some 'slogger' in the router base set-up, so the depth of the channel varied more that it should. I could rout out the back bindings and re-do it all, but it's at the back & Mrs YS suggests I move on and use it as a lesson for my next one!

Automotive tire Rim Gas Machine Automotive wheel system


Wood Gas Font Technology Hat


Wood Tints and shades Natural material Composite material Tool


I cut an old push-bike inner tube round and round to produce some very handy rubber strip that worked admirably to 'clamp' whilst gluing.

Automotive tire Wood Rim Tread Automotive wheel system


Couldn't wait to attack it all with the card scraper…
Wood Finger Wood stain Cutting board Tool
 

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#91 ·
Purflings and Bindings

I did say that things would slow down!

This stage, for me, has been the most difficult so far. The books I'm following recommended gluing the purfling to the binding before bending them together on the bending iron. I found that to be disastrous, I (or the wood) suffered splitting, delamination of the black, white, black purfling and twisting. Oh what a mess! So I went back to what I'd thought would be the easiest before I read the books! Bend 'em separately!

First picture shows the steps being cut with the router. I taped some very fine 'wedges' on the router base to account for the rounding of the guitar's top and bottom. The angle varies around the perimeter so I took an average (sort of).

And then I realised too late that there was some 'slogger' in the router base set-up, so the depth of the channel varied more that it should. I could rout out the back bindings and re-do it all, but it's at the back & Mrs YS suggests I move on and use it as a lesson for my next one!

Automotive tire Rim Gas Machine Automotive wheel system


Wood Gas Font Technology Hat


Wood Tints and shades Natural material Composite material Tool


I cut an old push-bike inner tube round and round to produce some very handy rubber strip that worked admirably to 'clamp' whilst gluing.

Automotive tire Wood Rim Tread Automotive wheel system


Couldn't wait to attack it all with the card scraper…
Wood Finger Wood stain Cutting board Tool
It's nice having a Mrs around sometimes to tell us to chill out.
Other times, not so much.
Good call this time although.

The purfling part has always baffled me. "How the heck do they do that?" It seems like bending before laminating makes a bunch of sense. Looks good from here.

Steve
 

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#104 ·
Mostly fretboard

Fine tuning the tail veneer & cutting dinky little mitres on the purflings.
Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Flooring


A nice piece of maple recycled from a shop fitting will do nicely for the fretboard. I Googled and then printed off a full size pattern for the frets. Attached it to the maple with d/s tape.

Rectangle Wood Ruler Font Flooring


and attached depth stops to a pull-saw of correct kerf width for frets I'm using…

Rectangle Line Tints and shades Composite material Metal


a rapidly knocked together 'mitre' box

Rectangle Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood


Result - happiness:

Wood Office ruler Ruler Bumper Automotive exterior


I made a sanding block to the desired radius.

Finger Creative arts Auto part Electric blue Fashion accessory

Wood Wood stain Rectangle Tool Hardwood
 

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Mostly fretboard

Fine tuning the tail veneer & cutting dinky little mitres on the purflings.
Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Flooring


A nice piece of maple recycled from a shop fitting will do nicely for the fretboard. I Googled and then printed off a full size pattern for the frets. Attached it to the maple with d/s tape.

Rectangle Wood Ruler Font Flooring


and attached depth stops to a pull-saw of correct kerf width for frets I'm using…

Rectangle Line Tints and shades Composite material Metal


a rapidly knocked together 'mitre' box

Rectangle Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood


Result - happiness:

Wood Office ruler Ruler Bumper Automotive exterior


I made a sanding block to the desired radius.

Finger Creative arts Auto part Electric blue Fashion accessory

Wood Wood stain Rectangle Tool Hardwood
The depth stop method on the saw is interesting. What do you use to adhere it to the blade, and does it come off easily?
 

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#110 ·
Mostly fretboard

Fine tuning the tail veneer & cutting dinky little mitres on the purflings.
Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Flooring


A nice piece of maple recycled from a shop fitting will do nicely for the fretboard. I Googled and then printed off a full size pattern for the frets. Attached it to the maple with d/s tape.

Rectangle Wood Ruler Font Flooring


and attached depth stops to a pull-saw of correct kerf width for frets I'm using…

Rectangle Line Tints and shades Composite material Metal


a rapidly knocked together 'mitre' box

Rectangle Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood


Result - happiness:

Wood Office ruler Ruler Bumper Automotive exterior


I made a sanding block to the desired radius.

Finger Creative arts Auto part Electric blue Fashion accessory

Wood Wood stain Rectangle Tool Hardwood
cool. i love watching blogs on making musical instruments, they're fascinating.
 

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