This is a pictorial essay of Tim building his Dreadnaught guitar at the Wells Workshop. Tim wanted to learn how to build a guitar. He took excellent photos of the process and has agreed to let me share them with those who are interested. Thanks to Tim for building a great guitar and being such a receptive student!
Fretting Sled
Attaching Template to Fingerboard
Fretboard Dots Template
Drilling Fretboard dots
Joining Top
Cutting Braces
Shaping Braces
Shaping Braces
Crowning Fretboard
Crowning Fretboard
Lay out side dots
Drilling Side Dots
Squaring Neck
Cutting Tenon
Cutting Tenon
Routing Truss Rod
Gluing Ears
Lay out Top
Routing Rosette
Routing Rosette
Thinning Top
Checking Location of Top
Laying out Bracing
Laying out Top
Vacuum Gluing
Vacuum Gluing
Making the Backstrip
Angle the Headplate
Locating the Headplate
Gluing the Headplate