Build #2 - Grand auditorium

[Bebo]

I don’t think you could go wrong with what either Sexauer or Kinnaird uses. They are at the top of their craft.

[difalkner]

Made a little progress on the guitar build and got the X-brace glued, ready to sand the 28' radius on the bottom of the braces.

[difalkner]

Finished the next step and began another, so here's an update -

Glued these 80 grit pieces to the 28' radius dish -

Cut the Bubinga bridge plate and an MDF caul to hold it down for gluing -

And a video to go along with all of this -

[difalkner]

More progress on the acoustic build -

[difalkner]

Did some carving on the braces, got a new chisel, and on to the next step!

[difalkner]

I took the opportunity to use the CNC for a small piece on the guitar, cutting the neck block extension to support the fingerboard and also cutting the neck block itself after it was already glued to the rim (guitar sides). There was a bit of risk in doing this because I only had one shot at getting the neck block right or I would've had to do some serious recovery to fix any mistakes.

[difalkner]

Today was a busy day on the guitar even though it doesn't appear much has changed. Lots of cutting on the sides for braces and a ton of sanding to get the sides to fit the radius of the top.

[difalkner]

One more for today, and this one is a video I had not planned to make but it became necessary when I turned the lights out (glare angle) and saw how badly the top was dented. If you've ever steamed dents out then this is old news to you but if you've never seen this then maybe it will help you. Unfortunately, I've had to do this many, many times!

[difalkner]

I'm finally back out in the shop after a two-month absence due to prostate surgery. Light duty work only but I'll take it!

Cut, fitted, and glued the Bubinga soundhole bracing -

[Carpinteria]

Nice work, David. I hope your recovery goes very well.

[difalkner]

Originally Posted by Carpinteria

Nice work, David. I hope your recovery goes very well.

Thank you! It's going well though not as fast as I want, but I guess that's to be expected. Fun to get out in the shop for a little while, too!