GULP!!! I'VE REALLY DONE IT NOW...Well, I am now committed to doing an arm bevel on this guitar. I just sanded the... Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
GULP!!! I'VE REALLY DONE IT NOW...Well, I am now committed to doing an arm bevel on this guitar. I just sanded the...
GLUING THE NECK AND TAIL BLOCKS:I have just glued the neck and tail blocks to one of the sides. What I do is draw a... Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
GLUING THE NECK AND TAIL BLOCKS:I have just glued the neck and tail blocks to one of the sides. What I do is draw a...
THE BLOCKS ARE TOTALLY GLUED ON NOW:Took the clamps off the first side, and just glued up the other side to the neck and tail blocks. Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
THE BLOCKS ARE TOTALLY GLUED ON NOW:Took the clamps off the first side, and just glued up the other side to the neck and tail blocks.
BLOCKS GLUED!!! Ready to "drive the bus" (that is, sand the top and back edges in the 25' and 15' radius dishes, so... Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
BLOCKS GLUED!!! Ready to "drive the bus" (that is, sand the top and back edges in the 25' and 15' radius dishes, so...
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . . .You lie down to take a "short nap" at 7:00 p.m., intending to get up at 8:00...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . . .You lie down to take a "short nap" at 7:00 p.m., intending to get up at 8:00...
BEVEL BLOCK!!!Spent about 5 hours making the bevel block out of basswood. Too busy to take photos of the process.The...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Thursday, December 3, 2015
BEVEL BLOCK!!!Spent about 5 hours making the bevel block out of basswood. Too busy to take photos of the process.The...
BEVEL BLOCK UNVEILED!!!After an hour, I removed the clamps. Here's the bevel block. Eventually it will be shaped to form the bevel, and, on the inner portion, shaped to remove mass.Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Thursday, December 3, 2015
BEVEL BLOCK UNVEILED!!!After an hour, I removed the clamps. Here's the bevel block. Eventually it will be shaped to form the bevel, and, on the inner portion, shaped to remove mass.
KERFING GLUED TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE SIDES!!!The next thing I need to do is to "drive the bus" again!!!Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Sunday, December 6, 2015
KERFING GLUED TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE SIDES!!!The next thing I need to do is to "drive the bus" again!!!
WHAT I'VE GOT SO FAR...Took all the clamps off the kerfing strips and "drove the bus" again on the back. In the photos...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
WHAT I'VE GOT SO FAR...Took all the clamps off the kerfing strips and "drove the bus" again on the back. In the photos...
SOUNDBOARD TRIMMED!!!!I just trimmed the lower bout of the soundboard, 1/4" out from where the inner edge of the bevel...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
SOUNDBOARD TRIMMED!!!!I just trimmed the lower bout of the soundboard, 1/4" out from where the inner edge of the bevel...
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY...I'm all dusty. Time to stop for the day.I just finished shaping the inside corner of the bevel...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY...I'm all dusty. Time to stop for the day.I just finished shaping the inside corner of the bevel...