Acoustic Guitar Construction

Well done, thanks for sharing!

With any luck at all some of my “beat up” necks will turn out that nice!

I made one to use the slot, but didn’t think about making it as a sled. I think version 14.2 will have to borrow your idea, thanks for posting

The book, by itself, is not a complete guide. The plans filled in a lot of blanks. If I hadn’t built any instruments before I would have had some head scratching moments. They market a video by Benedetto that I didn’t get, but expect it covers some of the missing things, but....?? The Richard Heeres...

No intent to take away from O’Briens course, but if you want a sense of the process the link below may be interesting. Richard Heeres is a maker in the Netherlands. The link is part 1 of a dozen or so on building an archtop. https://youtu.be/0r0RpDcbDKA I used the Benedetto book and plans, and these...

Just for grins, I compared it to willow (used in violin family blocks). Alder’s a little harder and “stronger” in most of the specs. Similar weight, specific gravity. I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. I’ve only used it a couple of times for odd projects and recall it being similar to birch.

Another vote for scotch brite pads. I use grey with a little tru-oil or boiled linseed oil for lube. I did try tripoli and rottenstone as well, but liked the results with scotch brite pads best.

I haven’t found steel wool that is good quality for a while.