Channel For Truss & Joined Top

Starting The Neck

No short cuts. the neck of cedrela was cut on the temperamental band saw. The rough cut was sanded true. Important to get it right. lucky to have two lengths for the neck! cedrela tastes very bitter too

Joining The Top

the top halves of red cedar were jointed and then sanded on the poor man's belt sander. used belt sander paper was glued to the surface of a flat piece of mdf. one half of the guitar mould waste was used as a fence as it was planed true and perpendicular to it's front. proves pretty effective with patience











the two halves were then glued and wedged together on a flat bit of ply. the back is another story. humidity an invisible foe