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....

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Side Bending


Of all the hand performed operations, side bending was the most challenging. Not to mention the fact that I have no spare side panels, this had to go very well. Fortunately, the first one wasn't mangled though had a couple of challenging spots, and turned out ok. The second went much easier, as I began to develop the feel as to where and when to focus pressure as the wood became pliable under heat. In this picture , I'm working on the second side, lower bout.

posted by Andrew Noonan | 8:02 AM