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Just wants strung up now and a scratch plate stuck on, haven't made one yet but its in the pipeline.

and the back

Managed a first fit today still a fair bit to do on finish which needs buffing but I am reasonably happy with outcome so far. http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r486/macadee3/P1050621_zps4e31b057.jpg Wood on the back looks nice but the front is a bit...odd. http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r486/...

Molly helped me a little in binding the top. This is one area where I must really try harder, it seems an alien concept to me when I see some of others binding, mine is just crap! Still it is recycled maple floorboard and some dyed boxwood, I must get some proper stuff and try some little lines and ...

Got the back glued on and the end graft done also fitted my logo. Had a good run at it today. http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r486/macadee3/P1050578_zpsbd83b93e.jpg the end graft http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r486/macadee3/P1050580_zpsdc200dfd.jpg My usual logo, this is number 5. http://i1...

Made a bit of progress got the sides kerfed and braced, all door wood. Feels a bit more stable now. http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r486/macadee3/P1050567_zpsa77b27ea.jpg Then in a fit of yellow glue got the top and back profiled and glued the top on, I may close up the box tomorrow after work w...

Howie if that were the case then it would be the mother lode, very old doors (the older the better) would seem to provide the best material. Dennis Scannel of True North guitars uses a lot of old furniture etc. in his builds, then charges about $7000 for them. They are quite good though in his defen...

Well now I reach the point of bending the sides and oh dear me. This was a battle indeed, I have never found wood like this, thinned to 2mm I could not persuade this wood to bend at all, I got it so hot it was scorching and even after a soaking all I got was a lot of creaks followed by this! http://...

Thats the bracing finished nice and simple.