We are getting in shape

I finished the bending last Monday. I had to alter the design a little because the wood was not really cooperating. I could not make the cut-away as tight as I wanted otherwise I would risk breaking the wood. But in the end I was satisfied with the result.
The guitar will measure about 8 cm at the head-block and about 10 cm at the tail-block. I fabricated the two blocks out of mahogany. Before gluing the blocks in I had to cut both sides to their best fit. I used an electric fretsaw to do this. Glue on the blocks, some glue clamps and we are getting in shape:

The basic shape of the body is there. This is not yet the actual height of the guitar, a portion will be cut-off later on:

Dad's Day

I had a day of today to be with the children. When the youngest was off to bed I could start on the kerfed linings helped by my son. These linings will be glued inside the guitar later on, to give the top and back a larger surface to be glued on. The linings where pre-cut for me I only had to make them triangle shaped and then kerf them. First I planed the linings with a hand plane:

My son helped me greatly by sanding the linings:

After planing and sanding the Linings they had to be kerfed. I used a miter box with backsaw to kerf the lining about every centimeter:

Some of the finished kerfed linings:

And the before, half way and finished image: