The Sides (Continued)

Now that the blocks are glued, I can glue the kerfing on. I am always a bit excited about this step, because it means that I'm finally getting close to having a "box" --- something really solid that begins to look like a guitar! The first step is to put in the spreaders and clamp the neck and tail blocks.

I'm using mahogany kerfing for the top edge and Spanish cedar for the back edge --- no particular reason --- I just thought I'd try using the two different woods. After about a half hour or so, I'll remove the clips and flip the whole thing over to install the rest of the kerfing.

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