Acoustic Guitar Construction

A few more shots...

Evening all... I thought I'd share the new jig I finally got around to finishing. I've been tired of my old sanding jig being a little too flimsy, so I tried to make something sturdier. I still need to drill the holes that will bolt down the mold, and I think I have a unique solution for leveling up...

Typically I just use those spreaders once...and leave them in the guitar. Gives it some heft...:)

Thanks Ken!

I still feel like I'm bumbling through most of this, especially to some of the stuff you guys post. I love this forum for the amount of ideas and good info we have here. Many ways to do almost everything...and I think I find the most difficult and archaic method each time!

Thanks Ken... I often build things twice, or have to modify them. This may be no different! When I get it finished I'll post the new design I have for my rim sanding fixture. I think the mold posted here will work well for it...but maybe not. We'll see! This is a journey for me...and like I say in m...

A few more photos...

I finally broke down and built my own mold. I wanted to make a slightly different shape, somewhere in between my OM and my concert model...something a bit more modern looking perhaps. Anyway, I made the mold from MDF, and came up with the bolt through method for keeping the model together. Then I st...