I haven’t posted much about my first guitar. Here it is almost finished. I still have some adjustments to make but I’m well into guitar number 2 so I need to clear out the backlog of images. The top is Western Red Cedar. z   The back and sides are Black Walnut.    The neck … Continue reading Guitar Number 1

The back is ready to be glued to the rims. This was a fun step. I enjoyed shaping the braces a lot. This shows the small notches that I cut in the side linings. I used these tools to cut the notches. From left to right: a good pencil, a 1/8" chisel, a 1/12" chisel, … Continue reading The Back is Ready

I cut the Sitka Spruce braces, thinned them to 6mm, and shaped the ends. I also radiused the bottom of each braces with my 15 foot radius dish. The channels were cut so there is a tight fit. You can see the radius in the braces here, the centers are on the back and the … Continue reading Preparing The Back Braces

I'm adding the center strip cleat to the back. I first cut the back to its rough shape. The center strip is Sitka Spruce with the grain running perpendicular to the length of the strip. I need three small piece to make the strip. I'm using some of the cam clamps I made a few … Continue reading Adding The Center Strip

I'm working on the back to my first guitar. This is my tapered jointing board and my Veritas Jack Rabbet plane. I've added a fence to the side so I can use it for things like this. This is another view of the jointing board. It's designed to be used for jointing small parts. The … Continue reading Jointing and Gluing the Back