Finishing Ryan's ladder braced parlor

Sanded and ready for pore filling


The pores are filled and ready for finishing


First step in the burst is a nice amber coat


Top burst


Back burst


Completed box and neck will cure for a couple of weeks before buffing and assembly

Finishing Jeff's LBGC

Sanded up and ready for pore filling.


The mahogany box after filling the pores


A coat of amber tinted finish is the first of the color coats, in the burst.


Sunburst


Back of the box


The finished box and neck, curing before buffing and assembly.


Getting set to remove the finish under the fingerboard extension.


Finish removed and almost ready for glueup.


Mask around fingerboard to aid in glue cleanup


The neck is on


Next step, level the fingerboard and install frets.


The frets are in




I will install this bridge today!

Well I forgot to take pictures of the bridge instal but here is the completed guitar!!

Update, Curt's XBGC

Bracing the top


Carved Braces

Finished top & back

Glueing on the back

The label

Closing the box

Gluing on the top, it's on the bottom of the pile

The box

Nice Koa!!! I can't wait to pop this stuff!


Neck block marked up to cut the blank.


Rough cut neck blank


Managing all the pieces of trim


Top trim


Back trim


Headstock overlay is on


Top trim


Back trim








Rosette


Cutting the dovetail mortise in the box




Cutting the dovetali tenon in the neck


Fitting the neck to the sound box


The parts almost ready


Binding the fingerboard


Locating and aligning the fingerboard


installing he fingerboard on the neck


A trial fit, next I'll shape the neck and then it about time for some finish!!