Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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:



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