MS D-18

[Ben-Had]

Doing the fret ends. I'll finish the level/crown/polish after the Neck is attached to the guitar.

[Ben-Had]

I use the small file here ot round over the fret ends and will complete the job once attached.

[tippie53]

I like a pillar file , they are my file of choice on fret ends but if you make it work keep using it. Love the blog your doing a fine job Tim
Lots of good info

[Ben-Had]

Thanks John. I started with a pillar file, I just seem to have more control with this one. As my grand mother used to say "À chacun son goût," - to each his own. It's good to see and try different things and amazing how one will suit you and another won't but you end up with the same result.

[tippie53]

perfect example , if it works for you , and you get good results do it .
There are more than 1 way to do things .

[Ben-Had]

OK, I've got the kerfing notched and will be closing the box. Here's how I do it using the same tools and fixtures (don't think you need pics for this):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARZ65TtDu8

[Ben-Had]

Top trimming and the top trimmed up. I use a PC 7310 and Whiteside flush trim bit. It has a real nice tap tone, I didn't make any additional adjustments to the bracing.

[Ben-Had]

The back is on and the box is closed. The back has a zig-zag back strip.

[tippie53]

tis a box of air
Looks nice from here

[Darryl Young]

Looking good!