Making the build List
My classes start back up next week and so this week I still have a little spare time to get things in line and map out what I will need to be doing throughout the coming weeks. After reading through two books on making a guitar (Guitar Making by Cumpiano & Natelson and Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar by Jonathan Kinkead) I decided to make a rough list of all the stages to the build:
pray
order wood
pray
order wood
build new table
pray
practice planing
build cam clamps
practice planing
cut clear template
practice planing and scraping
build mold
build shooting board
pray
cut and join top
pray
cut and join bottom
pray
thickness top
pray
thickness bottom
pray
cut soundhole and rosette
build Go-Deck
brace top and tune
pray
brace bottom
prepare and thickness sides
pray
bend sides
pray
trim side to length
make top and bottom block
glue top kerfings
trim back taper
glue side struts
fit soundboard and glue
tune soundboard
fit the back and glue
prepare sides and top, sealing top
make bindings and bind the body
make end flash
scrape and level body
prep neck pieces
make head scarf joint
build up heel of neck
thickness headstock
rough out neck
pray
measure and determine neck angle
pray
route mortise in the body
pray
carve tenon on neck
pray
fit neck
pray
route truss rod trench
true neck
prep fingerboard
glue fingerboard
fit headstock veneer
drill tuning machine holes
cut nut seating trench
create camber on fingerboard
final neck carving and shaping
do any inlay work on neck and headstock
install, level and dress frets
prep all surfaces for finishing
mask critical areas
pray
attach bridge and saddle
pray
pick-guard?
fit tuning machines
fit nut
fit saddle
attach label
string and set up
pray
play
If nothing else, this year I will be far more regular in my praying.