Acoustic Guitar Construction

This is where I got to before I threw my back out:)

Nice!!

What was your source for shim stock?

Thanks,

Kent

Kent H wrote:Nice!!

What was your source for shim stock?

Thanks,

Kent

If your referring to the binding and purfling I got it StewMac.

I'm sorry, Tim. I wrote that badly.

I meant to ask about your source for the metal sheet stock for side sanding, as referenced in the Stew Mac video.

Thanks for sharing your info, and great work!!

Kent

Kent H wrote:I'm sorry, Tim. I wrote that badly.

I meant to ask about your source for the metal sheet stock for side sanding, as referenced in the Stew Mac video.

Thanks for sharing your info, and great work!!

Kent

Bought it here. Maybe pricey but I wanted an assortment of sizes for other purposes.

Thanks Tim!

So, I know this process is going to be controversial to some but I have had great success with it and as I am going to pore fill this guitar with Aqua Coat clear, so I wanted to ensure I would get as little raised grain as possible.

To prep for pore filling, I do my final back and side (top is already done) sanding as follows:

1. sand to 100 grit
2. sand to 150 grit
3. wet (mist) the B/S, dry with hairdryer (this raises the grain)
4. sand to 150
5. wet (mist) the B/S, dry with hairdryer
6. sand to 220
7. wet (mist) the B/S, dry with hairdryer
8. sand to 220
9. seal with vinyl sealer (2 coats), allow to dry
10. pore fill
11. sand
12. seal with vinyl sealer (2 coats)

After this is done there is little grain raising and I believe this is important especially since Aqua clear is a water based product. I will report on how the pore filling went. I plan to follow Robbie O'Brien's video as my resource.