guitar 101

gluing in the blocks

thinning the back with a scraper plane

guitar 100

the linings are complete.  Glued and shaped.  They show evidence of lamination with color changes

Linings are red cedar and the sound port reinforcement is koa

red spruce braces on back

brace ends shaped

updates on 100 and 101

100 and 101 in progress

Bending the cutaway the old fashioned way for 100

Rosewood may be the least challenging wood of all to bend, maple being the exceptin to that generalization

sides for 100 bent and clamped in mold for fit

end blocks in place and laminated lining being glued in

this will take over a week because of drying time

Out of sequence shot.  This shows the spherical arch being sanded onto the sides of 100.  The spherical disk below spins and I hold the mold with sides clamped over the disk sanding in both the general spherical edge and the bevel from front to back

guitar 101

these sides are cocobolo.  Very resinous wood that clogs sandpaper in a heartbeat.  To thin the sides I am going low tech with a plane across the grain of the wood

followed by a scraper plane going the length of the wood

 and finally a hand held scraper to remove the last of the planing marks

The sides for 101 bent near the back for 101 which has been glued together but not yet thinned

Guitar 100

So this is a milestone of sorts.  Guitar 100.  It will be made of African Blackwood and probably bearclaw sitka, though other top woods are still in plan. 
Body is a 000 cutaway.  Here I am working on the sides.

Bending the cutaway

sides positioned in the mold

guitar 99 David's 000

This is a 000 guitar

back and sides are Honduras Rosewood



Peghead with honduras RW overlay

Adirondack Spruce top.  Bear claw

Binding is dark Brazilian Rosewood

Laminated Mahogany neck, Rosewood center laminate

yet another 000 for dave

back on the sides.  here we are sanding the profile onto the sides that will accept the top

The inside shows the interesing grain of the Honduras rosewood back.  The sides have laminated cedar lining and braces inlet into that lining

A view of the neck block.  It is made of walnut joined with spines to form an angled platform for the fingerboard extension.

Anya's guitar nearing completion

cocobolo body, maple trim

Fingerboard is fancy cocobolo as is the rosette

sound port and bird foot purfling on top

gold pearl torch in ebony overlay

All we need is a nut, pick guard, tuners, bridge and saddle.  Oh yes, and I need to install the k and k pickup.  But those things are fairly quick.