Acoustic Guitar Construction

Great idea, thank you for sharing.

I've been doing this with a sled on my 12" table saw—this looks a lot less intimidating.

Very cool John. The cocobolo binding with Pernambuco is a great visual pairing.

You know we now want the video and the frequency samples...

I have a really old, mini florescent style like this for inspection. https://www.amazon.com/Fortune-Products-Portable-Black-Blacklight/dp/B00YZ8CJ20/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=black+light+small&qid=1555527492&s=gateway&sr=8-18 Incandescent "black lights" from the hardware store don't...

I've talked with at least one builder who's used just the carbon d/c tube, building relief into the neck/fingerboard, and didn't need a truss rod. I'll include a truss rod in this first one to see how stable the neck is, but may build a personal guitar without the truss rod for experimentation. Ther...

Thanks John. For the necks, they are a very traditional 2-piece, scarf joint on the outside. On the inside there will be the hidden carbon D tube (maybe more of a C channel) carbon reinforcement, and hopefully one of my new ultra-light 2 way truss rods. Higher-tech inside, but invisible from the out...

This one will also have a carbon reinforced neck.

The obligatory through the mold shot...

Test fitting the rims in the mold.