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Acoustic Guitar Build

My attempt at trying to make an acoustic guitar from scratch

Preparing the Top, Back and Sides

I got the back plates out and trimmed off a few mm from each of them to get rid of the worm holes and get the figure properly symmetrical I trued the edges using my (now nice) plane. It took me a while to get the joint line perfectly tight, but it made all the time…

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In this section:

  • Acoustic Guitar Build Introduction
  • Preparing the bracing stock
  • Preparing the Top, Back and Sides
  • The Rosette
  • Top and Back Bracing
  • Neck Joint Choices
  • Bending the Sides
  • Trimming the Sides
  • Making Solid Linings
  • Fitting the Linings
  • Fitting the Back
  • Starting the Neck
  • ‘Voicing’ the Top
  • Closing the Box
  • Headstock
  • The Neck Joint
  • The Fretboard
  • Neck Carving and Frets
  • Fitting the Bindings
  • Binding Results
  • The Bridge
  • Locating the Bridge
  • Heel Cap & End Pin
  • Finishing
  • Cutting Back the Body
  • Finishing the Body
  • Finishing the Neck
  • Final Assembly
  • Finished Photos


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