New Day

 

After having to move from the shop that I have worked out of for the last ten years I have relocated albeit maybe temporarily into an old house that I am renovating.

 

The sunrise is from the back deck and just for inspiration. Hard not to like waking up to this each day.

 

 

I was finally able to open some boxes yesterday and start rummaging through piles of parts and pieces of projects to see where to begin. I made a new 000 size pattern for the bending jig before I left the shop and have assembled it on the box and it is ready to go.

Need to make a new pattern for the sides to mark and cut them prior to bending, so that is next on the list of things to do.

There are some parts that were picked up earlier this year from the Martin factory just waiting.

Hope to be posting more projects very soon. Stay tuned!

Robert
2015

I'm Back!

 

Hey guys and gals after a long sabbatical from the blog I have returned. Hard to believe the blog has over 8,000 hits from all over the globe. I hope that you picked up some useful information or found what you were searching for.

 

Lets start off with a picture gluing up a back for a walnut and Sitka small bodied guitar that is just getting underway. You can see my process is pretty simple just using old bar clamps with some wedges. Don't forget the wax paper when gluing!

 

 

Then a picture from the Martin Guitar Museum in Nazareth PA where I recently visited (more pictures from here later). Real cool, looks kind of like my shop, or any woodworkers shop for that matter.

 

 

 

Finally a little Cordoba Cadete 3/4 size classical guitar that was brought in with a few dings and the bridge had come off along with needing a new saddle.

 

Hey thanks for sticking around, I hope to be back soon with more updates on some new guitars that I am working on..


Robert
2015