CRAFT 0 to Guitar. College work.

Shooting the sound board centre joint

 Gluing the sound board in a wedge box

Inlaying the rosette

Gluing on the braces after thicknessing

Planing down the braces

Joining the sides

Thicknessing the sides

Checking the thickness of the back

Fitting the sides

Back lining and side reinforcing strips glued in

Spanish heel neck joint, with side let in to heel and secured with a wedge

Shaping the back braces in a sanding bowl

Braces and centre strip glued to back and shaped

Gluing the back on

The finished headstock

Cutting the purfling and binding rebates

Bending the binding using the same iron that is used for bending the sides

Finished front purfling, binding and rosette

Back purfling and binding complete, with heel cap ready for trimming

Finished inlayed tail graft

Finger board ready for sound hole cutout

Finger board glued on neck ready for cutting down and shaping with spokeshaves

Checking the fit of the bridge

 The finished instrument, danish oiled.

The finished instrument, french polished