Busy week at work so very little lutherie done.

AND the heater element in my bending iron burned out so I had a PIG of a job finding a replacement, but HOPEFULLY the one I found at RSComponents will do the job when it arrives so I can get the binding on the cutaway mando and the sides bent for the 00 bouzouki.

my internet is driving me nuts!!

my home connection is VERY tempramental, and I can't use blogger or photobucket at work, so posting these pics is getting very hit & miss!!

anyway, I've got some bits & pieces done this week:

three fretboards slotted, for the cutaway mando, then OM and a guitar bodied bouzouki that will eventually find it's way to Lanzarotte....



cantilevered neck extention onto the OM



truss rod slot cut



fretboard glued on



binding slots cut



and rosewood binding fitted



mando neck rough cut



binding slot cut..



neck for the zouk rough cut and the headplate glued on

The braces carved on the OM,



then after planing the linings right at the edges I glued on the top,



and after six hours or so to set, trimmed the excess



it's starting to look like it might some day be a musical instrument of some sort!!

the mando had the bridge plate shaped and glued into place and an extra brace added to support the top into the neck block



then the braces were carved