Thinning the sides

between learning how to sharpen, set up and use the jack plane, the sides took all the livelong day and a couple of manly blisters to plane down









starting with 2 rough 4mm or 5mm thick blanks (right), the sides were planned down to just under 2.5mm (left).



















the shavings are testament to my joy of tedium

Materials

the majority of the materials needed. red cedar top, amazaque back and sides, mahogany and spruce bracing, cedrela neck, rosewood bridge, a pau ferro fingerboard and a selection of bindings and purfling.. depending on the mood