Saturday, December 31, 2011

Making the Soundboard and Back

The wood for the guitar came in the mail from Oregon wild wood about a week ago and my father and I began to give the wood some shape to what we desired to make.  The wood we ordered included: two ebony bridge blocks, one neck block-myrtlewood, two side panels and two back panels-myrtlewood, two soundboard panels-port orford cedar, and one ebony panel.  We glued the back panels together and the soundboard panels together as well, then we marked and cut the estimated shape (3/8 for room for error) and they are currently waiting to be glued to the sides.
Sanding the top and bottom panels to the required thickness
Jointing the panels for a perfect fit
More thickness sanding
Top and bottom done until bracing and assembly

 
The top at the end of cutting and sanding


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