New Project Guitar

[JerryR]

That's my excuse for never being in tune :roll:

 

[Steelpickin']

Ok here are a few more:


With all of the top braces are in place its time to check the sides for length. You can see a piece of Mahogony kerfing I have chosen to give a nice contrast to the Olive wood. Also note the water stains from bending the sides that will have to be sanded away.


With the sides clamped in a form I am gluing and clamping the kerfing in place.


spreading a nice thin and even coat of glue.


Clamps,clamps,clamps!!!!!!!!

 

[Graham]

Great stuff Larry.

At this point then, what are your thoughts on the process? Something you would like to do yourself or something you would definitely assist on in the future?

Do you have a sense of the appearance of the finished olive wood?

 

[Steelpickin']

Great stuff Larry.

At this point then, what are your thoughts on the process? Something you would like to do yourself or something you would definitely assist on in the future?

Do you have a sense of the appearance of the finished olive wood?

Hi Graham, at this piont I would love to do much more but, I am just at the start of the journey to learn a trade like this one. I will be helping Mike out at the shop for quite a while yet but as far as doing this myself...
at this point...I am happy just to learn what I can and do as much "hands on" as he is comfortable with letting me do. ...as far as the finish on the Olive wood...
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/23L/IMG_9591.jpg
The left side of this pic has just a bit of finish on it to give an idea of how it will look. Part of the excitment of a project like this is waiting to see just how something will turn out!!

 

[Steelpickin']

here are a few more pics: dont forget folks, these are thumbnails

Gluing on the side of the cut-away


Mike checking out my work before the glue sets!!


sides set and glued to the top.


fiting the side braces in place. they must fit top to bottom and be shapped to the angle of the sides as well.


sanding and fiting the side braces..


braces glued in place...

another view..


Starting to come together!!

 

[Steelpickin']

Here are a few of the back:

Braces being glued in place

All braced up and waiting to be carved

carved and label glued in place. Next step will be to attach the back to the sides. ( oh boy,oh boy! )

 

[JerryR]

Coming along nicely

 

[Steelpickin']

A little more progress:


Back is glued and clamped on..


Time to remove the clamps



Back is all on


I trimmed the back with a router w/ a flush trimming bit.
Came out nice


the personal touch :wink:

I am leaning twords using Ebony bindings I think they will give a nice contrast.

 

[JerryR]

Can't wait to see the finished article

 

[JerryR]

MUST BE TIME FOR MORE PICTURES :mrgreen:

Larreeeeeeeeeeeee :?:

 

[Steelpickin']

click the pic for a better look 8)

Bottom strip of Ebony glued in place


Bindings for the cut-away glued in place


Here I am cutting the slots for the frets on a slot cutting jig
probably should have turned this pic...its done on a table saw.


Here I laid the fretboard on top of the rough cut neck to give an idea of where were at so far. Had a lot of other pics but the Great Computor Crash last week took a lot of them.

 

[JerryR]

Great Larry Sorry to hear about your computer - happened to mine last year, had to get a whole new one but my computer geek was able to save the hard drive data and reaload it onto the new one :roll:

 

[Steelpickin']

Here are a few more....gluing on the Ebony bindings:

a few shots of the binding on the back:

Man this thing is really starting to look awsome!
I have to try and not get too excited! :wink:

 

[AlohaJoe]

Wow... that is so beautiful! I love the binding and the back is killer!

 

[JerryR]

Think what it will look like with the finiosh on it

 

[cjd-player]

That's going to be stunning, Larry.

Hope it sounds as great as it will look.

 

[Steelpickin']

Here are a few thumbnails of the top binding:





A cool detail of the cut-away

 

[Graham]

WOW!

 

[JerryR]

+1

 

[Steelpickin']

Not much new...inlaid the headstock and am getting ready to inlay the fingerboard. Here are a few thumbnails.




I'll post a bunch more soon :wink: