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She likes the abalone and likes the idea of a soundport, so more bling and a few extra holes here and there.
To start with the back I used the tape method I learned from Steve.
![Image](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/feissli/Debbie%20M/01-07-08016.jpg)
The sides were from the same billet as the previous build which was almost too thin so I added a strip of walnut.
![Image](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/feissli/Debbie%20M/01-07-08015.jpg)
I also joined the spruce top but didn't take a picture of it.
Ran them both through Eben's drum sander.
I cut the neck pieces out of a plank of flatsawn curly maple and a center strip from walnut.
![Image](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/feissli/Debbie%20M/May262008022.jpg)
I don't like to have to match up the laminates in the stacked heal or headstock, so I cut the whole shape out.
![Image](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/feissli/Debbie%20M/May262008023.jpg)
Bending:
A couple of shots of my bending form to see how I did the cutaway.
![Image](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/feissli/Debbie%20M/Aug28006.jpg)
I cut out the form with no cutaway first, and then cut out the cutaway and kept the offcut. I had cut them out before joining the boards so the offcuts got joined separately. I added some plywood sides to hold them on and found that the cutaway fit snugly enough I didn't need any pins to hold it in place.
![Image](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/feissli/Debbie%20M/Aug28007.jpg)
Lunch is calling so more later.
Raymond