Then glued the binding on. First to the top ..... Attachment : PXL_20230316_142354315.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230316_142349429.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230316_151526232.jpg And then ...

Then I routed out the binding channel on the top and the back. Attachment : PXL_20230316_114757822.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230316_114607223.jpg 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Next I prepared the binding for both the top and the back. Attachment : PXL_20230310_115107233.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230310_114032134.jpg I then held it in place in the mould. Attach...

Then planed and scraped it flush with the soundboard surface. Attachment : PXL_20230316_092438352.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230316_093516636.jpg 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Then glued it on. Attachment : PXL_20230315_140745113.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230315_135124324.jpg 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Then made the purfling for the top edges. Gone for simple black/white/black. Attachment : PXL_20230315_095311820.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230315_112848764.jpg 🙏🎶🙂&#...

Next I routed out the purfling channel on the soundboard. Attachment : PXL_20230310_143311712.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230310_143151037.jpg 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Then a wee bit of sanding. Attachment : PXL_20230308_094309064.jpg 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Then plane and scrape it flush with the sides. Attachment : PXL_20230308_090636647.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230308_092125991.jpg 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Then cutting it to size. Attachment : PXL_20230308_090515324.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230308_090345185.jpg 🙏🎶🙂🎸

I'm going with gold hardware for this one. White and gold is quite a good match. Attachment : IMG_20230804_160303.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230804_161021.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230804_...

Time to route. It also routes well without chipping, if you go slow. I also went around with a chamfer bit to give it the smallest of chamfer. Attachment : IMG_20230802_194614.jpg Attachmen...

This stuff cuts pretty well without chipping, if you go slow. Attachment : IMG_20230804_161944.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230804_161935.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230804_161914.jpg At...

Bandsaw time. Attachment : IMG_20230802_170725.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230802_170716.jpg

It's looking much more like a neck now. Attachment : IMG_20230821_171441.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230821_171434.jpg

I now have a body blank. Attachment : IMG_20230802_101026.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230802_101034.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230802_153924.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230802_155951.jpg ...

Glued and screwed! Attachment : IMG_20230731_154040.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230730_153721.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230730_152915.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230730_153709.jpg A...

I did this for a laugh and to see if it would work, no reason why it shouldn’t. I had a new bathroom fitted recently and the joiner had a load of decent off cuts that he left me. 18mm marine ply and s...

Time to whisky stain the neck and get a few coats of finish on it. It's now hanging up drying for a week or so. Attachment : IMG_20230823_133609.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230823_133639.jpg ...

Time for some frets. Attachment : IMG_20230819_170750.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230821_164737.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230817_173550.jpg Attachment : IMG_20230819_163057.jpg ...