Instrument details: Joss Motley-Nash - Arch top and steel string acoustic

For earlier photos see past two courses.
For his arch-top guitar, Joss has chosen to make the neck and cantilever from one piece. This is aesthetically and structurally superior but also technically demanding as it requires a closed dovetail to be cut by hand.

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Gluing the dovetail neck joint

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Final shaping of the wooden tree inlay Joss has designed.

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Final sanding

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The lightest colour is applied first...

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...with the darker shades built up next

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After spraying the lacquer is cut back to flatten

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Joss' steel string acoustic

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The English walnut back

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Joss has used the walnut sapwood to decorative effect

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Joss' finished arch-top guitar

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The flamed maple back with hand applied sunburst finish

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Joss' two guitars have complimentary headstock decoration

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