FINALLY BACK TO THE GUITAR...Well, I finally found some time today to get back to working on the guitar. I'm just...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, December 12, 2015
  

 

READY TO ROUT!!!I just removed the clamp from the soundport veneer backing layers. I think I'll let it sit a while...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, December 12, 2015
  

ANOTHER SMALL STEP... THE SOUNDPORT CUT!!!This afternoon I spent about 1-1/2 hours routing out and smoothing the edges...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Sunday, December 13, 2015
  
SIDE BRACES!!!Spent the morning cutting up some scrap spruce to make the side braces. Fit them and beveled the edges,...
Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, December 14, 2015
             

 

SIDE SET COMPLETE!!!I've removed the clamps from the side braces. Here's the finished side set. Next up . . . working on the top and back bracing.

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, December 14, 2015
  

STARTING TO CUT BRACES...Didn't get a chance to do too much today on the guitar. Just did some rough cutting of some of the braces for the top.

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
  

TINY STEPS...Haven't had much time lately to work on the guitar. But just now I had a tiny slice of time to glue on the...

  

BRIDGE PATCH: Just removed the go-bar sticks from the bridge patch and did a little sanding. Don't get thrown off by...

 

GLUING FAN BRACES!!!I just spent a couple of hours or so preparing the 7 fan braces for gluing onto the soundboard....

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, December 21, 2015
  

THE OTHER TWO FAN BRACES GLUED!!!

  

7 FAN BRACES GLUED & CLAMPS REMOVED . . .I just removed the go-bar sticks from the remaining braces. Tomorrow I will carve the braces, before shaping and gluing on the lower two fan braces.

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, December 21, 2015
  

CARVING BRACES!!!!Almost there. I've just spent a few hours carving and doing some preliminary sanding of the fan...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
     

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