Acoustic Guitar Construction

Thanks very much for the kitty pictures.

I carved the neck, I probably will refine the profile a bit. I took a 1 and 9th fret neck profile and drew my desired shape in those profiles and worked out a primary facet line that I could use to start the shape.



I transferred the facet lines to the neck and used a combination of my spokeshave, rasp and a knife.









Not shown, I use the same tools to remove the facet corners and better refine the neck shape.





Starting to look like a guitar

Well after a couple of months I am back to the where I was in Nov. I had a chip out while routing the last neck that I thought I could invisibly repair while finishing. Well that was not going to happen, so when I came to my senses I made a new neck. So now with the new neck I am back to where I was without the flaw! It all went a lot better.

Anyway here I am again

This is gorgeous!

That is some seriously wild curly Koa. Looking awesome.
Sorry about the neck.....sometimes you just have to do that
Looks great John. Almost there!

Beautifullll. And that neck.....well, that happens. One time I was so frustrated, about a bad fretting on a new finished guitar, that I took all frets out and started all over. Proper made things feel better.
Herman