Bindings

The bindings are done on the two parlour guitars, just a bit more scraping and sanding to do.. Came out pretty good, quite simple bindings, I think they look good on smaller guitars..

A good binding cutting setup makes all the difference

Completed channel

Glueup

and done

Closeups

Closing the Box on 2 Parlour Guitars

Always a bit of a big step, the tops and backs are joined to the sides and things start to look like a guitar!..

Clamps, clamps I own tons now...

Ready for next steps, end wedge & bindings

Done!!

Well the archtop tenor is strung up and plays pretty good. It needs to break in a bit I'm sure but all in all does not sound too bad.. I'll let it sit a bit and fine tune the setup...

Fret Work

Not my or many luthiers favourite thing to do, I just don't do it often enough to be that good at it. After watching Charles Fox do it and taking notes I figured I would have a better chance of getting it right.

I decided to try semi-hemispherical fret ends, the result was not the best semi-hemispherical fret end but probably the best I have done for fret work. So I'll take that.

Looking more and more like a guitar...

Looking Like a Guitar

Finish is done.. Whew always a bit of a pain, especially if you sand through while polishing... crap!

Oh well all fixed up now.. Finish is a polished Royal Lac hardened shellac..

Ready to fret and attach the neck.

Starting the Finishing Process

Working on the Archtop, the pore fill is done and now the finish coats can be applied.. Royal Lac hardened shellac. Not sure how many coats I'll apply will stop when it looks good.

The beauty of Royal ac is it is more durable than regular shellac and you can actually wet sand it to level the coats...

Two Parlours

While the weather & the humidity has been good, I got the sides bent for the tow parlour guitars I'm working on and glued the to the blocks.. Now all I have to do it wait for the humidity to go down again so I can get the boxes closed.

I the mean time I'll put some finish on the Archtop :-)

All the parts for the bodies

New Jig I made for holding the sides in shape as the blocks are glued up

Close-up of the T-track to align and hold the neck block