My Guitar Page

Since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated with the process of making things, particularly, things made of wood. Since my teens, I've developed skills as an amateur woodworker. I learned to play guitar starting at 11 yrs old, and thought it would be fun to make a guitar from scratch using mostly hand tools. I've completely dog-eared my copy of William Cumpiano's "Guitarmaking; Tradition and Technology". It's my 'bible' on guitar making. Here's how I'm doing so far....

Monday, January 30, 2006

Body Side panels, planing to thickness


The rosewood side panels were delivered at about 5/32" thick, and need to be reduced to a very even 3/32". The evenness will help reduce the chance of kinking when side panels are steam formed to their final shape.

posted by Andrew Noonan | 7:49 PM