The finished guitar!
Step 1: Selecting the wood...
This is the top wood, two bookmatched pieces of 'blister' maple.
And this will be the body of the guitar, a slab of tropical mahogany.
The top and body.
The 5-piece neck will be flamed maple and pearwood veneer. The fretboard and tailpiece are Mun (or Moon) Ebony, from south-east Asia, with pronounced figuring. The 'wings' at the end of the fretboard are flamed maple.
The final wood selections.
Step 2: Body preparation...
After the basic body shaping is done, a 'belly cut' is made. (An entirely appropriate name.) Rough cuts with a chisel first...
Then some work with a rasp...
Getting there...
The final result...
