Planning and Design I discuss the early design process and my most important informational resources.	Fret Spacing Calculation Here an equation for determining fret spacing is not-so-rigorously derived.
Template and Workboard A quick blurb on the body template and guitar workboard.	Building the Neck The neck roughly takes shape when the headstock and heel block are constructed. Also the truss rod is built and and a slot is routed for it.
Making the Body Plates The body plates are trued and glued.	Soundhole Rosette By some miracle a soundhole rosette is successfully installed into the soundboard.
Soundboard Bracing Soundboard bracing is planned and constructed.	Bending the Sides I make my own bending iron and then talk about what did and did not work for me when I tried to use it.
Gluing Sides to the Soundboard I install kerfing to the sides and glue them down to the soundboard.	Creating and Installing the Back Plate The backplate is essentially finished when the center seam inlay is installed and the back bracing is constructed.
Binding the Body Binding is installed along the edges and center seams of the body.	Making the Dovetail Neck Joint The dovetail neck joint is planned and cut.
Carving the Neck The neck is carved from the headstock to the heel with only some fine tuning left to do.	Making the Fretboard A rosewood blank is turned into a fretboard and a really smart friend makes it possible to do a compound radius.
Making the Bridge The Bridge is shaped from a blank block of rosewood.	Creating the Headstock Inlay The headstock inlay is installed.
Finishing A lacquer finish is sprayed onto the guitar, frets are installed, the bridge is glued on and the nut and saddle are shaped.	The End Product The guitar is finally finished.  Hear what the guitar sounds like as I strum around.

Planning and Design | Fret Spacing Calculation | Template and Workboard | Building the Neck | Making the Body Plates | Soundhole Rosette | Soundboard Bracing | Bending the Sides | Gluing Sides to the Soundboard | Creating and Installing the Back Plate | Binding the Body | Making the Dovetail Neck Joint | Carving the Neck | Making the Fretboard  | Making the Bridge | Creating the Headstock Inlay | Finishing | The End Product