
Raw Adirondack Spruce Top |

Raw Malasian Blackwood Back and Sides |

Inlaying Abalone Rossette
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Completed Rossette
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Thinning the top |

Bending the sides on side bending machine |

Assembling the sides
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Sides almost ready for top and back
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Back Braces being glued in Vacuum Clamp
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Back Braces ready for carving
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Kerfed Linings being glued to sides. |

Top braces being glued in Vacuum Clam
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Top Braces glued and carved to achieve proper voicing. |

Side reinforcement braces being glued to the sides.
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Top and sides assembled |

Back view of assembled body
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Front view of assembled body |

Inside view of top braces.
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