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I know that No. 3 just had a setback but I'm kicking this one off in order to take my mind off the feeling of defeat. I bought most of the materials after I closed the box on No. 3 and made a mold and forms. For inspiration I went way back: I still have the husk of the Kay folk size guitar that I took lessons on way back in the 70s. So I traced it and made a mold and bending form:



Here are the materials I have so far. Surprisingly this is just over $200:

Then when I damaged No. 3 I decided to not beat myself up but instead try to shift my attention toward something else. So I wheeled my Harbor Freight workbench into my garage and set up my shooting board and homemade drum sander. I made partial progess: I'm still chasing away the daylight on the joint and only have the sides down to 1.4" thick.

Good for you. We've all had our problem builds. I'm glad you haven't given up. I had to totally restart my #2 after several setbacks. If you build long enough, it'll happen.

Thanks, Diane. From now on I'm avoiding climbing cuts! My sides are now thin enough to bend but I want to joint the back plate and soundboard first and run them through the drum sander before I put it away.