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....

Friday, April 25, 2008

Gluing in the binding strips

After cutting the slot and rabet for the inlay and
binding strips (including a bit of touching up from the errant router exit), the inlay strip and binding are glued in place. Getting a tight match at the intersection of three pieces was a small challenge. :O)
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posted by Andrew Noonan | 4:41 PM