Category Archives: Guitars

It’s been quite a while since I last posted about this guitar. Prepping the guitar body for finishing went smoothly:                                         … Continue reading →

Before  with continuing neck shaping, a quick mention: tonight, 9 PM EST the benefit auction of my 17-inch red oak jointer plane closes.  The current high bid is at $355.  The beneficiary, the James Krenov Scholarship Fund at the College … Continue reading →

I want to apologize in advance having gotten pretty lazy with the camera-work as my time to work on the guitar has gotten pretty limited of late — lots of teaching, not as much woodworking!  A fair amount of steps … Continue reading →

It’s time to install the bindings on the guitar. I glued a veneer of red-dyed holly to a strip of thicker applewood for my material.  The bindings are then cut on the band saw. This fence utilizes a magnet at … Continue reading →

Happy New Year to  you!   Well, it’s back to guitar work and time to get the back and top glued to the sides. I stabilized the sides in the form with turnbuckle spreaders while planing the linings flush to the … Continue reading →

Some preliminary shaping with plane, spokeshave, and chisel after gluing  a few braces to the top.  The pattern is based on the standard Martin-style configuration. The last of the braces is glued on.  The hole in the brace provides access … Continue reading →

The rosette has been inlaid into the spruce top: Preparing back braces.  This simple router jig dimensions the ends of the braces for easier fitting into the lining pockets and creates initial shaping. I curve the bottom sides by hand … Continue reading →

The guitar is progressing again. The heel block has been shaped and glued in place: Add on the tail block and start with the lining: Last strip of lining gets glued on: Onto the rosette.  I’m making this one from … Continue reading →