Follow along as I build a Tenor Guitar. In part 10 see how the two sides of the guitar are glued together.
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Follow along as I build a Tenor Guitar. In part 10 see how the two sides of the guitar are glued together.
On the taper I was thinking not so much about how to trim, but how to achieve a linear taper on the sides when viewed from the side on the curved boards. I’ve seen people make a tapered piece of paper, form it to the side curves and transfer the line, but intuition tells me this won’t result in a true linear taper when viewed from the side. Maybe it’s close enough that sanding on a board trues it up, or maybe my gut is wrong. I guess I have to be patient to see what you do. Nice to have someone uncovering all the pitfalls so I can make my own new ones!
I went ahead and bought a walnut back and sides set from Global Wood Source right around the corner from my house. Definitely easier than sawing hardwood logs with a handsaw.
I have a technique in mind for
taperingmarking the sides with the taper- but that is still about 2 weeks away.Next I will beI had thought about cutting the braces for the top and back and gluing them on next but I first need to taper the sides because I need to trace the guitar outline on the top and back to mark the brace length. To do that I need the sides to be at or at least close to their final profile. I also need to start on the neck and decide how I will be milling the mortise in the heel block to accept the neck tenon.You’re fortunate to have a source for the wood so close by. My options are mail order or cut it myself.