Day 9
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| Clamping top |
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| Clamping Top |
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| Justin and me checking clamps |
What a great day, I first routed the excess back piece to the sides going with the grain
of course to not have any tearout, that went smooth enough, then cleaned
up the inside back and fixed kerfs and added glue to fill in where
needed, sanded to make look nice and was then ready to get top ready to
glue on.
I then clamped top on which was a bit of guitar wrangling to keep the sides straight so as to not have a off centered and twisted body, no easy feat and had to make sure the top and sides met without any gaps, fine little chiseling and sanding to get it right.
very satisfying.
Then lined up tail and proceeded to add glue and clamp, Justin helped get clamps on, I have to say working at Ed's is amazing whoever is there usually helps and has something to say to help, unless its Chris G he is there to have fun at your expense. He is a great guy and adds a cool vibe to the shop oh and has taken most of the picts with me in it actually all of them! Thanks Bad boy!!
When i get my shop together i am going to have 1 million clamps! cant ever have to many.
I also re did the veneer on the headstock i had some tear out and wasn't happy with my execution so I heated the rosewood and chiseled it off, I then added a Red type wood with a cool look and sandwiched a rosewood piece under it so there will be maple, rosewood then red wood peaking through the slots. hope it looks good.
well its glued and will see how it looks when cut and sanded.
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| back glued on |
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| we're jammin |
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| love the inside! |
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| Routing back |
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| routing back |
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| checking the route |
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