Today we got to work on our builds all day, making saturdays the funnest day of the week. I got a pretty good amount of work done today, including : rough cut my f holes, flattened the top, got my fretboard all squared up with the neck, marked up my inlays so they are center on the fretboard, and almost got my tuning machines installed, but we had to stop to clean up so that will have to wait until monday. The day went by really fast, and this entire week seemed to fly by. No one has cut their fingers off, and everyones builds are coming along quite nicely. The canadian guy peter chose a really hard type of guitar to make so he is lagging behind a bit, but it should be done by the end. Here are some more pictures!!
The first picture is my neck with the inlay blocks laying on top to give you an idea of what it will look like. The 6th block from the right will be cut in half at an angle and inlayed with a gap in the middle. The next picture is roughly what my guitar will look like when its done. The bridge (the big chrom thing) isnt mounted yet, and neither are the knobs. There will be a gradual arch on the top and back when its completely done, hence "archtop" guitar. Within the next week id say it'll be done, depending on how long it takes to put a finish on it etc..enjoy!
3 comments:
Austin, all that stuff looks so cool and sounds like so much fun! Good luck with it and I will try and read up on how your doing !! -CAITLIN
Look like you are learning alot. Your guitar looks like it will be awsome. Thank god everyone still has 10 fingers! Two weeks down, four to go! Talk to you soon. love, mom
thats freakin sweet! austin the woodworkin Mo Foo
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