@usadave Nice work Dave. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Here we have it...... Attachment : PXL_20230203_140356596.jpg 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Attachment : PXL_20230203_133934791.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230203_133925655.jpg The next stage was the making of the X-brace. The measurements for this are a bit long winded but I'll happil...

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment....... 🎶🎸🙏🙂

Cheers @swepri. More to come soon. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Attachment : PXL_20221125_155929560.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221125_155853912.jpg Then each brace has a 28 foot radius planed onto the edge that will be glued to the soundboard. 🙏&#x...

Attachment : PXL_20221118_142252461.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221118_155312102.jpg Next, I prepared the braces for the soundboard. For this guitar the braces on the upper bout are 10mm thick a...

Attachment : PXL_20221222_095440788.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221222_094417613.jpg Then cut out the soundboard shape on the bandsaw. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Attachment : PXL_20221005_125759501.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221005_125856592.jpg Then plane and sand it flush with the soundboard Attachment : PXL_20221007_130614233.jpg 🎶
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Attachment : PXL_20220930_133129961.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220930_140353758.jpg Then glue in the rosette. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Attachment : PXL_20221221_132945854.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221221_132919780.jpg Cut some strips of laminate for the construction of the rosette. They are 3-4mm wide and about 30-50mm longer...

Attachment : PXL_20220928_142749065.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220928_145040608.jpg Plane the soundboard down to a smooth and level 3mm thickness. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Attachment : PXL_20220922_132840858.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220922_102222195.jpg Making the soundboard next. Two pieces of rough sawn bookmatched spruce. Plane along the bookmatched edges th...

Attachment : PXL_20230428_125701251.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230428_132541803.jpg Once the slots were cut I tapered the fretboard using a shooting board and plane. It is 46mm at the nut and 5...

Attachment : PXL_20230428_105125703.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230428_105604681.jpg Then cut the fret slots with the fretting jig 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Attachment : PXL_20230428_092631730.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230428_092728845.jpg Once I got the fretboard blank thickness I squared off one edge. I then used this edge to mark out the fret p...

Attachment : PXL_20230426_141549382.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230421_144526277.jpg A bit of fretboard making next. Prepare the fretboard blank by planing one surface smooth and flat. Plane the...

@simecircle Welcome Simon. There are no stupid questions here so ask away. Enjoy the ride 🎸🙂🎶🙏

@steveh Hi Steve, I've never done it but I have thought about it. Given that Stewmac sell their Fret Arbor Press with a picture of that very process suggests that it can be done I imagine that even...

Attachment : PXL_20230421_140633910.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230421_140653945.jpg Peg holes for the machine heads drilled 🙂🎶🎸🙏