QUARTERSMITH WOOD ART
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Surface sanded top with redwood burl laid on edging.
Gluing the redwood burl to the edge.
Top with redwood burl rosette and edging glued on.
(should have waited until after assembly for edging!)
Mahogany back piece cut out with maple strip.
Top, back and sides shown with bracing pieces.
Top, sides and neck fretboard.
Fretboard still has paper pattern on it.
(Two fretboards shown - the square one was a trial.)
Neck piece and fretboards.
(Notice the maple veneer on back of headstock)
This view of the neck and fretboard shows the truss rod peeking
out of the end and the redwood burl on the front of the headstock.
These photos show the binding and inlay work on the fretboard.
Tail piece finger-jointed at right angle.
This tail piece was styled from "Making an Archtop Guitar"
by Robert Benedetto.
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