Acoustic Guitar Construction

Nice clean work thus far, Dan. That's a nice joint.

I really enjoy shaping the braces.

I hope to do some audio recording of the top tap tone soon, to see if any of you can weigh in on how my top is sounding.

some refinements to the scalloping of the braces.




And here I did decide to install a popsicle brace - next time I'll get more adventurous

I'd been debating whether to try this on my first build, but couldn't resist. Using my Bosch colt and .25" carbide downcut bit I routed a back strip channel. Using digital calipers I measured from my center line for placement of a straight edge to guide the router. The bit cut beautifully, and I only needed to sand the width of the back strip slightly to get a snug fit. I used the same method as the binding channel, sanding a slight wedge into the strip so it would fit snugly in the channel once I applied clamping pressure.

Planing down the back strip a bit before finishing with the scraper.