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  1. Bending
  2. And More Bending!
  3. Neck Block & Kerfing
  4. Top, Back, & Kerfed Side Set
  5. Side Reinforcements & Rosette Channel
  6. Braces
  7. Even More Braces!
  8. The Soundbox
  9. Binding & Neck
  10. The Neck, Continued
  11. Finish Carving the Neck
  12. Peghead Inlay
  13. Finishing!!!
  14. Rubbing Out the Finish & Gluing the Neck and Bridge
  15. Leveling Frets, Nut & Saddle Work, and Stringing Her Up!!!
  16. The Final Product!!!

(last updated 8/19/06)

After the cutaway section was bent, I then bent the regular, non-cutaway rosewood side:

 

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Here is that side clamped into the mold, to further "set" the side's shape.

     

Here are the two bent sides, together. The cutway portion turned out well!!! I was SO relieved.

 

Next it was time to make and glue the tailblock. First I trimmed the ends of the sides. Then, using mahogany with the grain running parallel to the side grain, I made the tailblock. Before gluing it to the sides, I had to sand a slight curve the to tailblock, to fit the curve of the sides. I used an old caul with that same curve to clamp against the portion of the side protruding over the mold. Finally I was able to glue the tailblock to the side.

     

 

Here's the tailblock after it's been glued:

 

Next, it was time to make the neck block. First, I bandsawed the edge which will butt up against the cutaway portion of the side. Then I sanded a slight curve into the gluing surface of the block. Here I am checking the fit of the block. It's not glued yet; I need to drill the holes for the truss rod access and the two bolt holes first.

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