The guitar will be Adirondack spruce on top and curly mahogany back and sides. We are going for a nice vintage look so we will use some split herringbone and colored (green) lines in the purfling and traditional iveroid binding. The finish will be a hand shaded/aged look under oil varnish.
Stay tuned for more pics of the build.
A custom Karura case.
A pretty sharp color scheme huh!
Curly mahogany back and sides.
Having bent the sides, I am glueing in the blocks.
Here I am joining the Adirondack spruce top.
A little crack suppression tape to add some color.
Glueing in the lining for the top.
The side are about ready for the top and back.
Closeup of the Rosette.
And the top.
Glueing in the braces with hot hide glue.
Marking out a couple of necks from this hunk of mahogany.
Cutting out the blanks at the bandsaw.
Two neck blanks ready for some more whittlin'.
Glueing on the back braces.
Back braces are shaped and installing the label.
Glueing on the back
The top is also ready to go on.
Glueing on the top (even though it is the back visible here).
The box, fresh out of the assembly mold.
From the back.
This jig hold the router shaft exactly vertical and rides up and down guided by the surface of the top at the edge. It also has a bearing that references the side of the guitar. The guitar carriage lets me keep the guitar sides vertical for a proper binding channel cut.
A view of the cut binding/purfling channel. A little clear shellack around the edge helps make a clean cut.
The same being done for the back.
Sorting out and attaching the purfling pieces.
All done with the top
Repeating the process for the back
The trim is on and now for some finish sanding.
A closeup of the binding/purfling.
Working on the neck.
The fingerboard is next.
Just cut the fret slots, using the table saw and special blade.
A couple shots of the completed box
Cutting the dovetail mortise in the box. This jig allows me to fine tune the neck angle.
And then the tenon in the neck.
Both pieces ready for fitting.
Still some more fitting to do but you get the idea now!
Shaping up the neck.
Neck shaping tools.
Adding some cheeks for the modified V.
Test fitting the neck.
Looking like a guitar!
Adding some side view dots.
A nice pair of guitars ready for finish, David's is on the left.
Filling the pores in anticipation of finishing.
Add a little color shading and some oil varnish to make it shiny.
Almost ready for curing.
All of the spraying is finished. I have put this guitar away to cure for a few weeks and we'll pull it out and start sanding and buffing before we do the final assembly and setup.
Wet sanding the sound box after finish curing.
Clearing finish where the fingerboard extension goes.
Ready for the neck.
The neck is glued and clamped.
A couple shots with the neck on.
Cleaning out the fret slots.
Tappin' the frets in. Coming up, the bridge, the tuners and pickup installation.
I'm gonna put this in the mail today so just a few parting shots.
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