My first Kit - A Modified D18 from Blues Creek

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mthatcher61
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Re: My first Kit - A Modified D18 from Blues Creek

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Yes it looks like one side is a little taller than the other. I am going to have to address that. One thing at a time.

The next thing I did was to trim up the tail block. It was a little too tall so I had to cut off about 5 cm's. I threw it in the vise and cut it with a dovetail saw and then sanded down that siude as best I could. I also had to radius it so I used the mold as a template, drew a line and sanded it down to the line with some 60 grit as best I could.

Baby steps..baby steps..
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MaineGeezer
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Re: My first Kit - A Modified D18 from Blues Creek

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By the time I finish, my first guitar will have taken me just about a year to build.

"It's a hobby -- it's supposed to take a long time."
Don't believe everything you know.
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
When things are bad, try not to make them any worse, because it is quite likely they are bad enough already. - French Foreign Legion
Diane Kauffmds
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Re: My first Kit - A Modified D18 from Blues Creek

Post by Diane Kauffmds »

Same here. I got an old trashed guitar to practice on. Between that and my build, it took almost a year. I have hundreds of hours invested in my first build, and that's no exaggeration. It's better to take the time to do it right.
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Country Roads Guitars
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