Acoustic Guitar Construction

I started out using a Dremel ball cutter bit. Now I use a 1/4" chisel and a 1/8" chisel for the narrow part lower end of the tenon and heel.

I have the small chisels - that 1/8" is a useful little tool. I get the best looking results with files, though, after cutting a groove to mark the cheeks with a scratch tool - actually that gramil I got for Christmas. Then I just file down the relief area, leaving the outside of the cheeks proud.

Sooooo - there's more than one way to do this!?

LOL!

You know I've been using a 1/2" chisel and it is a fight. Sounds like narrower chisel WOULD probably be easier, taking smaller bites at that end grain. Now why didn't I think of that????

Kevin

It's been many years since the last post on this thread - has anyone come up with an easier technique than chisels?
I found this pic of a Taylor procedure - not sure what they are doing, but it looks like a cool way to do them cheeks; naturally I do not have that tool. I'm not a fan of chiseling out those cheeks, but perhaps it is the best way we have?

Chisel!
Not as smooth as a babies butt, but as soon the neck is on, no one will notice.
And if the neck is taken off, after 100 years, the luthier at the time will mark it as "he did the same as I do now!"