| This is a pictorial essay of a terrific student making his Dreadnaught guitar. I hope you enjoy it! |
The wood is picked out!
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Heating hide glue.
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Cutting fret slots
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Gluing binding on fretboard
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Rough neck
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Gluing headplate
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Sanding radius in fretboard
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Finished fretboard
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Inlaying rosette in top
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Finishing rosette
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Bracing
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Rough cut braces
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Ready to glue
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The vacuum press
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Gluing in the vacuum press
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Trimming braces after glue-up
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Finished top
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Laying out back braces
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Trimming back braces
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Aligning headblock
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Gluing tailblock
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Installing linings
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Installing linings
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Preparing sides
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Preparing sides
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Body ready for top and back
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Body glued up
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Top glued up
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Preparing for sanding
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Inlaying back strip
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