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A busy week of binding with curly maple and walnut.
I steam bend the binding and purfling using a hot pipe which is also used for bending the sides.
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The painstaking process of bending and applying the binding. They're ugly for a little while but then clean up real nice. This is near the end of the ugly stage.
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3-piece back on a new 15" non-cutaway. This will be the first of my top-of-the-line Elite Series guitars.
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Make the binding, cut the binding, bend the binding, install the binding. Don't forget the purfling.
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Chiselin'
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A catch-all corner in the shop.
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Perfect for staying inside to get some work done.
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One-piece curly Redwood top with Claro Walnut back and sides. This special project goes by the name "Rufous".
Really coming together now.
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Thank you Bob @bob_benedetto_guitars and Cindy @benedetto_archives for the neck rest and Bridge String Marker!
These will get a lot of use!🙂
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17" guitar, 16 1/4" mandocello and a little 14" custom guitar coming together
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The very enjoyable task of brace-shaping.
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Cleaning up the inside before sealing it up with shellac and attaching the top.
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Tops are next!
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In the shop this morning.
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Binding some soundholes. I don't do a lot of these. They're tricky!
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F-hole binding.
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French polishing begins on a mandolin.
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In the shop tonight.
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