Telling myself it’s just a hobby. Fix my boo boo.

[ClaptonWannabe2]

EMERGENCY!! Lol

My back plate is a hair too short for my sides. What would you do? Bend binding around the back until it fits?

[KingCavalier]

They're not boo boo's they're features.

I did the same thing recently so I centered the plate and added a wide purfling.
l routed a ledge wide enough to to cover the boo... feature.

The biggest mistake I ever made building Guitars was to take it too seriously.
Have fun with it and know you can always find a way to fix the "features"

SA

[phavriluk]

how much is a 'hair too short'?

[ruby50]

It's not a mistake unless you can't fix it

Ed

[mirwa]

Slice it through the centre and add a feature strip into the middle, re-attach your braces and so forth

Steve

[Neil K Walk]

Originally Posted by KingCavalier

They're not boo boo's they're features.

I did the same thing recently so I centered the plate and added a wide purfling.
l routed a ledge wide enough to to cover the boo... feature.

The biggest mistake I ever made building Guitars was to take it too seriously.
Have fun with it and know you can always find a way to fix the "features"

SA

Exactly. Boo boos make for an opportunity for getting more decorative.

[nikpearson]

Depending on how short the back is you can gain at least 2mm around the perimeter as you’ll be cutting a binding channel later. If you use wider linings then you can increase this figure and make the purfling full depth as well.

[John Arnold]

Slice it through the centre and add a feature strip into the middle,

That makes it wider, not longer.

[yellowesty]

Now, after building more than a dozen acoustic guitars over the last four years, I find that my construction techniques and skills have improved a bit. My "boo boo"-fixing techniques and skills, however, have improved A LOT -- and are required almost as much now as they were in year one.

[printer2]

Originally Posted by John Arnold

That makes it wider, not longer.

So cut it at the waist and add a strip?


Just kidding.