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....

: Name: Andrew Noonan

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

The Test-Run Glue-Up

There's no putting anything like this together without testing it out first. It turned out, I needed one more inner tube to make my 'stretchy-clamp'.
This joint needs equal pressure all along the seam, no spaces or missed spots allowed.

Just about ready to close!!

Number 00001, last day of December '07. Who knew it would take this long?!?

Got glue?

Final touches on the back panel center seam patch.

I didn't like the hard edge of the center seam patch, so took a few judicious swipes with a chisel. Blue tape is for those 'oops' swipes.

Sanding Board Makes the Shape Continuous