More exciting progress on Padauk build to 6/19... Boggs!!!

Boggs

We had another stellar Saturday working on these guitars... I started out by cleaning excess glue from the access panel seat where there was squeeze-out from gluing on the back so the panel would sit flush with the back. Then, we removed squeeze-out from the lower bout where the mahogany was a bit wider than the padauk and added a piece of padauk to that area. We worked on Tim's guitar body while this glue set.

Then, after the glue had set sufficiently and using Tim's small drawblade, I cleaned off the excess material before rounding the back sides with the router. The photos showing these processes can be seen here...

The next 3 photos show the result of the rounding and the real shape of the guitar back dry and then 2 more wet with mineral spirits showing the beauty of both the back and both Cuban mahogany sides...

After that, we glued up the top after I drilled and slotted the top panel for the switches and pots and made the first hole at the pickup areas so I can rout them with a follower bit. The glue should be all set today and the top should be ready for rounding and the neck and pickup routs will be ready for completion!

As a bonus, I received the parts I need to finish the prototype and got everything assembled and ready for installing the electronics! That guitar will be completed early this week!!! Smile

Boggs

Herb · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:48 pm Post subject:

Boggs · Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:51 am Post subject:

Last night, I routed for the neck, the pickups, and mounted up the bridge and tailstop. I need to borrow my friend's drill press to drill the neck for the bolt inserts and then drill the neck heel to be able to mount the neck and then I can start working the French Polish on the body... Getting close!!! Boggs

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That is really beautiful work!

SAguitar · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:11 pm Post subject:

Boggs, that baby is really starting to sing!