Granddaughter wants a classical guitar

[John Parchem]

I like Spanish heel, unless I am building one with a cutaway. The neck is really complex for the bolt on bolt off that I build from the Gore/Gilet books.

[Kevin in California]

I've been thinking I'll just use the Spanish heel and stay traditional. I'm looking through my posts on the Cory forum when I made the first classical in 2015. You were posting there back then too on my build.

Robbie gives good instruction on his video class so I'll follow that again I think.

[John Parchem]

I have Robbie's course, His process is really good.

[Herman]

Not to hi-jack the thread, but anyone hear about Bill Cory? Memory lane for me. 2004.
Herman

[Kevin in California]

Herman
I had contact with him about 5 years ago. His health was not good. He was not able to make guitars anymore.
Not heard anything since

[Kevin in California]

The neck blank is turning into a Spanish cedar neck.
Scarf joint is done. Next comes gluing on the headplate veneers. I'm doing .030" Indian rosewood and maple veneer under an ebony plate that mics at .100".
This will be attractive when the lower end of the tuner slots get carved to allow for string clearance.

After gluing these on (actually did that yesterday) I'll glue on the pieces for the stacked heel. (Did that today).
There will not be a Spanish heel inside the guitar on this neck.

[Kevin in California]

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Okay so I glued on the headstock veneers and trimmed the edge with a fence and hand saw that will contact the nut.
Next I glued up the stacked heel. Once that was cleaned up I set up my table saw with a thin kerf blade and cut slots in the heel block for the sides.

After that I attached my headstock template to the back of the headstock. And using a cutting bit made from drill bit stock in the drill press the headstock shape is cut.

Once that was done I set up the tuner drilling jig on my bench and drilled the tier holes.
This jig was sold by LMI for years and makes this step so easy. I don't know how I'd do it without the jig.
So the tuners fit perfect. The headstock template is still attached and the next step is to use the cutter in the drill press to cut out the tuner slots. Hope to get that done tomorrow afternoon.