Instrument details: Park Jae Wan - Steel string acoustic

Gluing the black walnut back. Jae is making sure the plates are properly aligned

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Gluing the rosette

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Jae uses pins to tighten the join between the lines of purfling and the surrounding spruce

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Gluing the braces

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Carving the braces

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Bending the cutaway

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Gluing the fingerboard

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Cutting the mother of pearl inlay for the headstock

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Raising the grain involves wetting the surface and re-sanding which ensures a smoother finish

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Filling the pores is necessary for many woods to give a flat finish

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Time for re-assembly and re-stringing

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Jae's finished guitar

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Jae's walnut back with 'Rorschach test' figure...

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Jae's headstock with butterfly inlay made up of his initials

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The butterflies continue on the fingerboard of an electric guitar Jae made alongside his acoustic. Here he melts shellac stick in the fret slot ends.

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Plugging in and testing

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Jae's electric

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The English alder back

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Jae with both of his guitars

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