Guitar 100

So this is a milestone of sorts.  Guitar 100.  It will be made of African Blackwood and probably bearclaw sitka, though other top woods are still in plan. 
Body is a 000 cutaway.  Here I am working on the sides.

Bending the cutaway

sides positioned in the mold

guitar 99 David's 000

This is a 000 guitar

back and sides are Honduras Rosewood



Peghead with honduras RW overlay

Adirondack Spruce top.  Bear claw

Binding is dark Brazilian Rosewood

Laminated Mahogany neck, Rosewood center laminate

yet another 000 for dave

back on the sides.  here we are sanding the profile onto the sides that will accept the top

The inside shows the interesing grain of the Honduras rosewood back.  The sides have laminated cedar lining and braces inlet into that lining

A view of the neck block.  It is made of walnut joined with spines to form an angled platform for the fingerboard extension.

Anya's guitar nearing completion

cocobolo body, maple trim

Fingerboard is fancy cocobolo as is the rosette

sound port and bird foot purfling on top

gold pearl torch in ebony overlay

All we need is a nut, pick guard, tuners, bridge and saddle.  Oh yes, and I need to install the k and k pickup.  But those things are fairly quick. 

Anya's guitar in the raw

cocobolo trimmed in maple

nearly ready for the finisher

Dale's dread under finish

incredable Brazilian Rosewood

bee's wing narra binding

Adirondack spruce top

BRW overlay with torch

neck joint not tightened

closing up the box on Anya's guitar

cocobolo and red spruce braces

sanding a spherical radius to the sides to accept the top

clamping down the dop

ready for cutting the groves for the binding

getting ready for the binding