dread progress..

neck & tail blocks glued in and linings cut and glued in



back bracing shaped & glued on...



segmented rosette....

pieces cut and glued onto scrap



then cut.....



same slots cut on the top



then the top channel routed out and the pieces glued in



I also made a template for cutting the slot head for the dread based on Cumpiano's book....



this is all good news.

there is sadly some bad news.

I had a disagreement with a circular saw on Friday.

I took about 1/4" off the end of my left middle finger.

ouch.

now long term this isn't the end of the world, but it means I wont be playing for a while. maybe a month if it heals REALLY quickly, realistically I'm expecting not to be fretting any strings for two months.

I took a pic on Tuesday after taking off the dressing. I'll not post the pic here, but if you REALLY want a look follow the link. DON'T look if you're squeamish or were planning to have bolognese tonight......

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/gowanedwards/misc/40601119.jpg