The Big One-
Build Process Photos
11/20/2017 at 15:06 • 0 commentsBelow is a (somewhat) chronological listing of photos I have taken throughout the build process, starting from the resawn, book-matched cherry for the top + back, all the way to the end.
Lots of pictures, click 'read more' to see them all.
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Resawed the board to get bookmatched top / bottom ![]()
Installing kerfing ![]()
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First part of fretboard inlays - the vines. Used veneer after cutting the fretboard with the scroll saw. ![]()
Gluing the headstock in place ![]()
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Preparing the inlaid leaves. I first added veneer as the vein patterns on the leaves themselves, just like I did to make the vines on the fretboard. ![]()
After each leaf had veins on it, I inlaid each leaf onto the fretboard at the correct location. ![]()
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Added fretboard binding ![]()
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Reinforcing the sound holes ![]()
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Gluing the top on. A bicycle inner tube cut about 1/4" wide makes for a very long elastic band. ![]()
Fretboard completed, with finish and hollow cut out ![]()
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A couple of beauty shots ![]()
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Sound demo
11/20/2017 at 03:22 • 0 comments
