October 9th, 2013:

ON THE HOME STRETCH....

A few quick photos of where it's at now:

 

  

 

 

 

TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT:

Here's what the box looks like, after I have glued on the top. (To provide enough surface area to glue the top, I used some quarter-round molding.)

  

 
         

Here is the neck, ready for fretting, and then carving.

  

Later, in the afternoon:

I spent most of the afternoon carving the neck, using a combination of drawknives, rasps, and the belt sander to get the job done.

 

 

Here I have bolted the neck to the box.

 

  

And here is the inside view of the neck joint.

  

 

 

NEXT UP . . .

I will (probably Friday, as tomorrow is booked up) next level and dress the frets. Once that is done, I can determine what the height of the bridge should be, and then make the bridge.

After that, I can do the finishing of the top and neck (I think I will try some Tung Oil this time, just because I've never tried it before).

Once the finishing is done, I can install the tuners, make the nut and saddle, string it up, and set the action.

 

 

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