Here’s a couple of more pics that should have been with the previous post, to do with the finishing touches.

Tail binding strip

One of the last things I do to finish off the binding scheme, is to fit the back tail inlay. This will be from the same wood as the rest of the binding. The guitar is held between two 1″ dowels protruding out from the workbench.The waist cradles the dowels while you work [...]

gluing neck to body          The fingerboard is thicknessed to 5mm and the slots marked out for the scale length chosen. The slots are cut by hand on a miter box.The frets are either pressed into place or tapped into place with a small hammer.File all the ends level with the f/bd edge, and bevel the [...]

This neck for the tenor guitar was made from sapele (Africa), and an overlay of blackwood was used on the head. I seemed to take less photos at this stage, so I can’t show too much of the neck construction. The neck was joined to the body with a ‘biscuit’. The joint was cut [...]

Binding channel routed

Once the binding ledges have been routed, the binding can be fitted in place. If you have pre bought the binding, take it to the bending iron and bend them to shape. If you make your own, bandsaw and sand them to size.When you fit them to the ledge, cut the ends square [...]