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I was planning to do bindings, but forgot that I have to do end grafts first. So here it is ready to glue
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/guitars2/gondredbutt1.jpg)
No rocket science here. I just cut the edges with my trusty utility knife along a straightedge and chisel it out. Clean up with a file and shape the pieces. This is ebony with a bit of lighter streak and a couple of strips of holly - matches the back center seam.
Actually, what I do need to show is my new quick and dirty guitar body clamp. For years, I have been doing all of this type of work sitting in a chair with the guitar body held between my knees
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
So I took a half hour, a couple pieces of scrap plywood and 2 lengths of dowel and slapped this together
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/guitars2/guitarclamp1.jpg)
Not pretty, but it works great. Just screwed the back piece of plywood onto one of my benches. Used 2 pipe clamps just set into slots for clamping. Afout any kind of bar or similar clamp would work. The front plywood just slides on the dowels.
I found this old dense foam rubber pad over at the cabin to use for the padding
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/guitars2/guitarclamp2.jpg)
Again, I built this in less than half hour. Works fine.
So back to the end graft. here it is glued
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/guitars2/gondredbutt2.jpg)
I also did the coco and beng jumbos in the background.
NOW I am ready to do the binding channels
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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