Dave's 2nd Build: A KMG J-200

[dave d]

Hello all!
In the summer I decided it was time to order another of Ken's great kits, this time the Gibson J-200.

I've loved the shape of the J-200 ever since I held one back in the day, and a friend took this photo of me:

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Okay, so it isn't really me, but hopefully my guitar, once complete, will look similar to that one.

I received the kit about 2 weeks ago, and here's a few photos of the box contents, all very nicely packaged for shipping.

A great looking neck, back , sides, and top!

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And the rest of the components:

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Wow - I should have such a nice mustache.

So stay tuned, more pics to come as I progress. And for those of you who I will pester frequently with questions that will cause you to grimace, I apologize in advance and thank you for your patience. Again.

[dave d]

Hi again...

Here are some photos of what I've done so far.

After the mold has been set up with the template, I mark the sides at the centre line for cutting.

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Sides now cut to length.

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Gluing the neck block and tail block.

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Wetting the kerfing and temporarily clamping it to the outside of the rim for ease of gluing to the inside later.

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Gluing on the kerfing.

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Top kerfing done.

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and the bottom kerfing is on.

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Profiling the upper bout of the top edge.

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Preparing the bottom for contouring by marking the neck and tail blocks.

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Using a plane to trim most of the excess block.

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To be continued...

[dave d]

More...

Rim edge and neck block after using the rotating radius bar.

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Checking the fit of the abalone rosette

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remove the abalone and purfling strips, and then seal the channel with lacquer. Once dry, replace the pieces and flood with CA.

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Time for some scraping and sanding

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Rosette looking pretty good!

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Time to get some sleep...

[Dave Bagwill]

This is fun to follow, Dave, thanks for posting!

[ken cierp]

Excellent documentation -- premo photography !!!

[Kevin in California]

Bee Ute IFUL work so far.
Keep the pics coming.

Kevin

[Tim Benware]

Yes, very good keep it going.