I had fun the past few days trying to figure out how to do the binding and end graft on this guitar. With only f-holes in the top, I needed another way to access the interior of the guitar and figured the end-graft was the best spot to do it! Here's a bit of the process...
Since this is just a one-off idea, I find it easier/faster to just use with knives and chisels to cut out the shape instead of making a template and routing (though I do clear out the bulk of material freehand routing)...
And putting in the frame...
The main part of the end-graft is another wood burning. Since this is a western themed guitar, I thought it appropriate to put my brand on it...
Now for the sneaky part with hidden magnets...
Once the end-graft was done, the rest of the binding was relatively standard...
Continuing with the western theme and another first for me, making some rope purfling!
Once I clean up the guitar a bit it's on to the neck!
Mike