#77 rosette sanded smooth



sides bent



and brought together.....

#75 has strings on!!

bridge cut and slotted for the pickup and bone saddle. nut slotted and screws inserted to tuners.



still a LOT of setting up to do before I even considder fitting the pickup under the saddle. I'll leave it under tension for a week to let it settle first.

#77 a cutaway acoustic guitar, Mahogany back & sides, sitka spruce top.

back and top joined.....





ebony fretboard slotted...



rosette?

haven't done a segmented one in a while, so first cut the pieces to fit and superglue them onto a scrap of worktop....



use the flycutter to cut the slot on the top and the ring of the rosette....



the dremel lifts out the wood between the cuts on the top, and the rosette ring goes in instead.

mando #76

got a load done over the last couple of weeks but my PC wasn't talking to blogger, so I couldn't upload them.....

still!

fretslots cut



trussrod slot cut and fretboard glued on...



neck rough carved





frets on.....



neck glued onto body....



starting to look like a mando!

#75 has tuners on (though I still have to fit the retaining screws.....



because this one will have a pickup, I need a jack socket. the easiest way to manage this is a strap jack fitted through the tailpiece.........

Cherry mando #76

rosewood fretboard planed and marked out for fret slots.....



and a laminate of mahogany/Black walnut/mahogany for the neck

back after the summer holidays and a chance to get some work done!!

so, the cherry mando (#75) fretboard profiled and frets fitted, then the neck glued into place......





fret markers in on 3,5,7 & 12, and yes I KNOW tyhey're on the wrong side, this ones a lefty.



tuner holes drilled and a LOAD of sanding done....



then a coat of varnish to see if there are any glue spots I missed.....