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A Guitar Is Born!

The holes for the potentiometers have been drilled
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The holes for the volume and tone pots as well as the pickup selector switch have been drilled.
Gluing the back binding
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The binding has been glued in place on the back of the body.
Carving the guitar top (By Hand)
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Carving guitar tops is both fun and exhausting. It takes hours to carve the contours using planes, scrapers and spokeshaves. Some luthiers use router carving machines, but I find doing it by hand to be more gratifying and it produces a nicer result than using machines.
Carving the guitar top (By Hand)
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