Well, the cut off the braces and start on them again…….
This might do the job.
Nah,
The idea didn’t seem like the top had much of a chance of survival. So I figure I will continue to do my best on this one and follow through with it to the end. I have already gotten irreversible CA glue onto the top, installed the braces on the way wrong radius dish and I radiused all of my braces, I should have only radiused the X brace. The others are supposed to be flat. Furthermore, my bracewood was cut on the wrong angle on grain. Other than that is perfect so far lol
So, I have started Guitar #2, this one an OM. I will build the Dred in steps and as I figure out if my step worked or needs/needed corrections I will implement a clearer step on the second guitar. I have kept pretty good notes on the first one and hope to do better on this one.
The top is shelac'd to keep the wood clean and from Ca glow!
Here is the rosette;
I assembled the rosette before installing this time.
Theres not much left of this scrap Mahogany top!
Some of my sanding blocks I have made,
Some of my first work with a chisel;
How my Scalloped bracing on #1 turned out;
Not sure what I am doing today. Yesterday I cleaned up the shop. Man can it get messy fast!