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7-string electric guitar |
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To join the two halves for the body, each piece is planed flat prior to final fitting one to the other. |
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The join is then glued using sash cramps. |
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Most of the cavities can be routed prior to cutting the shape, starting with the neck pocket. |
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Classical guitar |
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Martin has joined the rosewood back and cut it to shape. It is then planed to thickness, uing dial calipers to check the progress. |
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A small router plane, or 'witch's tooth', is used to remove the channel for the soundhole decoration. |
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Martin has cut each piece of the decoration to fit and glues them into place. |
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Classical guitar |
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Having joined and thickness his front, Rob starts the soundhole decoration by fittting the outer rings. |
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The individual pieces are then shaped... |
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... and glued into the channel. |
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Steel string guitar |
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Will starts by joining his redwood front. |
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With the back thicknessed the braces are glued into place using go bars. |
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Will has prepared and fitted a mother of pearl rosette and is now cutting the soundhole. |
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Steel string acoustic and classical guitar |
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Sam is taking his second course and is undertaking two instruments. The first is a small bodied steel string with a pearwood back. |
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He is using an offcut of the back as the soundhole decoration. |
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For the classical Sam has fitted a ring of maple into which he is carving a rope design. |
