17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

[Kevin in California]

First pieces of B/W plastic pufling glued into the F holes.

When I come back to the shop in a week I'll pull the tape, cut the mitre joints and glue in the remaining pieces.

[John Parchem]

Interesting use of the safe-ty plane. Looking at what you did I could see roughing in to more contour lines.

[Kevin in California]

I'm happy with the way the F holes binding turned out .040" B/W PVC purfling using special glue from LMI.

[Dave Bagwill]

Very nice!

[Kevin in California]

Thanks Dave. New fun!!!

Fitting and installing the X braces on the top.
Using carbon paper to slowly find high spots and work the bottom of the braces to fit the compound curves of the top surface. Very tedious.

All glued up and shaped.

[John Parchem]

Nice!

[Herman]

Very good looking Kevin!
Didn't know these have x- bracing. That carbon paper works nice.
I use it making a dovetail joint tight.
Herman