Wayne Henderson quote:

Wayne Henderson quote: How do I build a guitar? I take a bunch of wood and whittle away everything that's not a guitar.

April 29, 2012

Glued front and back pieces together

Used a bunch if clamps and weights. It may look like a tool box my daughter made for me and a couple containers of Cascade but it does the job.

April 28, 2012

Joining the Back and Front

I built a sanding block to smooth the edge before gluing. I used the light to check for straightness.

April 22, 2012

Final endpiece

Scraped glue and sanded flush

April 20, 2012

Decorative end piece

I cut a wedge out of the bottom for a decorative piece of wood. I think I installed it upside down but it is my guitar and I like it this way.

April 13, 2012

Remove clamps - sides are glued

Put the body back in the mold while I work on back and sides.

Glued the sides



Finally got the right clamps and glued the sides. 

April 8, 2012

Cutting and gluing the neck blank

Ever wonder how the peghead gets the proper angle to the neck?

April 4, 2012

Box of tools arrives

Lots of clamps, files, tape, sandpaper. I plan to start the cutting and gluing of the neck and tail blocks shortly.