Well, I farted around with this one a bit more. I have posted several builds over the years that show my building technique, but since it has been a while, I will show it again here. I build differently than most in that I don't use a mold. I build "freehand" on a building board. That's how I started and I have not found a reason to change. So my guitars might vary an eighth of an inch or so in size, but they still fit in the case and the music don't care
So, I start by clamping the braced top to the building board (see last post). Then I glue the end blocks to the top (I took a photo of this, but forgot to download it). The guitar outline is traced on the inside of the top, so I have that to line up the sides to. So then I temporarily clamp on the first side.
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/bfboxa1_zpsx2yp7fxx.jpg)
Then I can mark the side length for trimming, and also mark for the ends of the linings
I do the same for the other side
Another view
After I trim the sides to length on the bandsaw, I sand the inside edge where the linings will be glued
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/bfboxa4_zpsxnpcmmik.jpg)
Note: this is just sitting on my disk sander for the photo, I sanded with the piece of sandpaper shown
I use the laminated linings, so they are already bent to exact shape. I glue the linings for the top edge of the sides just flush with the side
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/bfboxa5_zps3piqb7co.jpg)
A note on these "fancy" clamps. I bought these several years ago thinking they would be an improvement on what I had been doing. They came with one rubber band installed and fortunately I bought extras. With one rubber band they were useless....I ended up putting on 3 and they were OK, but I put 4 on some which was about right. In hindsight, I could have done as well with clothespins for a fraction of the price, but I have these, so I use them. Notice the stronger spring clamps where I really need the harder clamping.
So, here are the sides with the top linings glued.
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/whitespruce/bfboxa6_zpslyc4rvta.jpg)
They are just sitting on the top, not glued, but you can see that they are a very close fit.
Next, I will notch the linings for the brace ends and then I can glue the sides to the top and to the end blocks. As you can see, this method of construction is a very simple process.
More to follow, stay tuned. Questions and comments welcome,
G