Acoustic Guitar Construction

I'm not complaining but this has been a busy year. I did finally get some time to work on the J-200. Here are a few pictures of the progress.















I happened upon a back strip that had maple and walnut chevrons. They were made to go on this back so I had to order two of them. I made a makeshift jig to joint them. The rubber bands apply downward pressure while also pulling the strips towards the back halve which is held in position with clamps to create a tight joint.


































George

Looking mighty fine, indeed!

Kevin

Thanks Kevin!! Makes me feel good when a builder like you likes my work. I've learned a lot watching your EIR Dread log. I'm getting close to being tooled up and hope to be scratch building soon.

George

I got the binding on. So far so good on this one. :)
















George

That is yummy. Is that side purfling Zipflex?

Kevin

Yep, it's Zipflex. It a little more expensive than regular shell but so easy to work with it's just about worth the price.

I really like the look of Paua Abalone on a guitar.

George

Very sweet so far. Like the purf.