Attachment : PXL_20221221_132129470.jpg Planing down the back braces flat and square. They are all 7mm thick and will eventually be 14mm high but I'm leaving them 20mm high for now. 🙏
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Attachment : PXL_20221007_142852305.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221007_083132331.jpg .....then planing and scraping down to 2.8mm thickness. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Attachment : PXL_20220929_152744833.jpg Joining the back. I'm using cherry for this one. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Cheers @clinton. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

@russ Moving along quite nicely. Keep at it. Top job!

@tv101 I built one in my life. An archtop. Took me almost a year. I totally concur with you.

I almost forgot....... Attachment : PXL_20230224_155738234.jpg A small cap over the join of the X-brace clamped on........ Attachment : PXL_20230302_094700435.jpg .....and shaped. dz...

And even more carving........ Attachment : PXL_20230223_133056236.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230223_133233800.jpg .....and more ....... Attachment : PXL_20230223_135030966.jpg Att...

Attachment : PXL_20230217_153749329.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230217_140002951.jpg Then gluing on the Lower Bout braces and the Outer Edge braces 🙂🎶🎸🙏

.....then set about carving them down.... Attachment : PXL_20230217_094813854.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230217_113607752.jpg ....and a bit more.... Attachment : PXL_20230217_100709888.j...

Attachment : PXL_20230216_115948488.jpg Next, I glued on the X-brace and the Upper Bout braces. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Cheers @tv101. Looking at the work you have done on your electric builds, I think you could do an acoustic build. It's the same process..... just a few more little jobs involved. 🙏🎶&#...

A very long couple of days @tv101. 😉 🎸🎶🙏🙂

@russ looking real nice!!!

@nsj I’m in the same boat, I have no clue but wouldn’t mind knowing.

@russ well at 52 I'm struggling lol. But once you get past the sound in and out part the amps are just like amps with all the control layouts like a regular amp, same with the podals. But trying to a...

All beyond me @nsj. I don't think my brain could master it now. 😬😕 🎸🙏🎶🙂

@tv101 using traction waveform just now, seems decent. You can do looping etc with it as well as mastering and all that jazz. Most seem to have free plugins but it's the amp sounds that are missing...

@jamesbisset Oh, Dremel and freehand are things that usually don't mix well when I am involved. 😀 Great progress, looking forward to see the finished guitar.

Sshhhh... 🤫🤥