Then I planed and scraped the binding flush with the body….

Then a wee bit of sanding…..

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Then I had to get the tape off again. A gentle heat with the heat gun….

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Then glued the binding on. First to the top …..

And then to the back….

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Then I routed out the binding channel on the top and the back.

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Next I prepared the binding for both the top and the back.

I then held it in place in the mould.

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Then planed and scraped it flush with the soundboard surface.

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Then glued it on.

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Then made the binding for the top edges. Gone for simple black/white/black.

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Next I routed out the binding channel on the soundboard.

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Then a wee bit of sanding.

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Then plane and scrape it flush with the sides.

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Then cutting it to size.

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Then glued it in place.

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Then I made the end graft from a cut off from the neck blank and two pieces of ebony veneer. 

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A wee bit of work on the end graft. Once it was marked out I gouged out the channel using chisels and “Grannies Tooth” 

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Then I used the router and binding jig with a flush cut bit to trim the back and soundboard flush with the sides.

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Then I glued on the soundboard using the go-bar deck again.

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