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Mar 10 2009

Guitar Building Day 7

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks
1. Join Indian Rosewood backs together
2. Route sound hole and shape of the soundboard

3. Chisel and sand out the braces for the soundboard (This creates the slight upward bend in the soundboard as well as gives the guitar is tone).

4. Glue in the bracing pattern

5. Chisel out the groove at the bottom of the side joint

Progress after day 7:

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Mar 09 2009

Guitar Building Day 6

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Plane off excess material to level off both the sides
2. Glue of knerfing (the wood material that gives strength to the sides as well as a shelf to glue on top and bottoms pieces.

3. Shape fretboard:

Progress after day 6:

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Mar 08 2009

Guitar Building Day 5

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Drill holes for tuners
2. Match sides and saw off excess

3. Cut side grooves on heel
4. Plane top of heel
5. Create bottom block for joining sides

6. Dry fit sides and neck with bottom block, adjust if needed, and finally glue.

7. Shape bridge

Progress after day 5:

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Mar 07 2009

Guitar Building Day 4

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks
1. Cut neck to thickness and width
2. Shape heel with rasp (Amazingly this week a ton of time)

Progress after day 4:

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Mar 05 2009

Guitar Building Day 3

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Trim excess head veneer with microsaw
2. Cut neck to length
3. Shape head

4. Construct heel using excess wood from neck

5. Route out the groove for the rosette and chisel to the round shape

Progress after day 3 :

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Mar 04 2009

Guitar Building Day 2

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Plane off excess head

2. Attach rosewood veneer for head

3. Route the truss rod groove
4. Design and cut out veneer rosette (this is done with an Xacto knife)

Progress after Day2:

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Mar 03 2009

Guitar Building Day 1

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

The guitar I decide to build is a classic Dreadknot. The woods used are Sitka Spruce for the soundboard, Indian Rosewood for the sides, back and fretboard, and finally Mahogany for the neck. Bone is used for the nut and saddle. The bridge and head piece is also made from Indian rosewood.

The raw materials [...]

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