3/4 inch plywood workboard

hand circle cutter

Dremel router with circle cutting attachment

2 routers and a hand purfling cutter

 This acoustic guitar is going to be made on a plywood workboard with adjustable dowel posts. Any size guitar can be made on this board. The guitar is made upside down. The rosette is inlaid into the top first, the soundhole is then cut out, then the top is turned over and is placed facedown on the workboard.The braces and bridge plate are glued on, then the tailblock and neckblock, then the sides are attached with the kerfing, then the back goes on last. The neck block will have a tenon joint, and this will be bolted to the neck. Special bolts are available from Bunnings hardware, or Stewmac.com. I normally do a dovetail joint, but it requires special jigs and bits. A bolt-on neck is more manageable for a beginner. The hand circle cutter is available from Stewmac, but you have to assemble it yourself. I used mine for at least 25years. It is a great tool. If you can’t get a router, then there is the hand purfling cutter, but be warned, it is very hard going. Of course, you can make your guitar without any binding at all, and it will still look attractive (Takamine comes to mind).

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