Guitar #3 -- an OM cutaway

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Re: Guitar #3 -- an OM cutaway

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Gorgeous wood there!
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I got it from Tom Thiel in Center Sandwich, NH. Iit looks even better now, with more finish on it. I hope I can do it justice.
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I got the kerfing glued on the top edges of the sides and sanded to a 25' radius. Next step will be to put on the side braces.
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Looking good. I tend to glue the side braces before top or back goes on for ease of clamping.
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Good thought. That would be the logical sequence.
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Gluing in the tail wedge

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This should have been done before I glued the back, too.
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Live and learn. This weekend I glued in the x braces before routing and installing the rosette. Made for a challenge ;-)
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Yes, that would make life more difficult than it really needs to be!

The wedge came out quite nicely. The hole for the end pin (it will be a pickup jack, hence the 1/2" hole) is centered and everything. I began to think things were going well. I should never do that! I then proceeded to mangle the notch in the X brace. I need to get a couple more strips and try again.
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I like the contrast of the dark wedge against the lighter sides.
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Gluing on the top braces

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Those of you in snow country will undoubtedly recognize the rods I'm using as go-bar rods. (Maybe they are available in non-snow areas too.) If you're unfamiliar with them, they're fiberglass rods about 4' long used to mark the edges of driveways, sidewalks, and such. They are pretty cheap -- $2 or so apiece -- and work well as go-bar rods. They happen to be just the right length to fit between my bench top and the ceiling.

The wood strips I'm also using are hickory.
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