{"id":151,"date":"2012-01-01T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T15:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidfinck.com\/blog\/?p=151"},"modified":"2018-01-05T14:14:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:14:31","slug":"guitar-26-5th-installment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfinck.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/01\/guitar-26-5th-installment\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar 26: 5th Installment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year to\u00a0 you!\u00a0\u00a0 Well, it’s back to guitar work and time to get the back and top glued to the sides. I stabilized the sides in the form with turnbuckle spreaders while planing the linings flush to the sides and fitting the heel and tail blocks to the back and top.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An 1\/8th inch thick plywood caul rimmed with thicker material provides flexibility, clearance for the top and back arching, and stiffness for clamping.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The back spends a couple of hours in the clamps, then the top is glued on in similar fashion (the clamping caul is visible in the background:\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I use this simple jig to rout for the neck mortise. The plywood extension assures that the joint will be in alignment with the centerline of the guitar.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the tail inlay.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Until next time.<\/em>
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