My Next Guitar

Weekend of 2/13

JIGS AND FORMS
x Build radius disks (28’ and 15’)

FRONT PREP
x Cut out wood strips for rosette
x Glue in rosette strips
x Sand smooth
x Cut out sound hole

BACK PREP
x Shape curve of back braces
x Glue down back bracing

FRONT PREP BRACING
x Shape curve of X-braces
x Glue down X-braces
x Glue down other braces

BRACE CARVING
x Feather and smooth back braces
- Feather and smooth front braces

KERFING
x Cut out kerfing
x Glue kerfing (front and back)

BODY
x Radius sides and kerfing for front
x Radius sides and kerfing for back
x Attach side re-enforcing strips
- Inset end splice

- Glue back to body
- Glue front to body
- Flush-cut top to sides
- Flush-cut back to sides
- Sand body smooth

BINDING
- Cut out binding material
- Bend kerfing to match sides
- Route ledge in back
- Glue in and tape back binding
- Route ledge in front
- Glue in and tape front binding
- Sand body smooth


… Start on neck …