Second Acoustic Guitar

Here's my second acoustic guitar. The top is made out of Spruce, the sides and back are made out of Amazaque, with Amazaque bindings and black/white/black accent stripe. It has a 5-piece laminated Mahogany neck, with Maple and Walnut center stripes. The fingerboard is Ebony, and Ebony is used for the headstock overlay.

This one has taken a whole lot less time than the first! I started it in November 2007, and it's almost finished; it should be complete by the end of March 2008, only the final finishing and assembly remains. Amazaque has deep holes in the grain. It's been quite a challenge to fill them... lots and lots of coats of lacquer, and sanding between the coats. I've finally gotten all the holes filled, so now I must wait a couple weeks until the lacquer is completely dried, before I can do the final sanding and polishing on the body.

In the meantime, here's how it looks prior to the finishing:

These pictures show the work in-progress:

	Putting the back together.
	Putting the back together - closeup.
	Back bracing.
	Finished back.
	This long piece of Amazaque is about to get bent.
	Bending the wood.
	Bending the wood - view from the other side.
	Here's the piece of Spruce that will become the top. I've already inlaid the abalone, and I'm getting ready to cut out the soundhole.
	Close-up of the abalone inlay.
	Drawing the outline of the top.
	Drawing the outline of the top.
	Gluing on the top bracing.
	Gluing on the top bracing.
	Top bracing.
	Finished top.
	Gluing on the back.
	Back's on.
	Shaping the neck.
	Gluing on the Fretboard.
	Gluing on the Head piece.
	The Neck.
	The Neck.
	The backside of the Neck.
	The base of the Neck.
	Getting ready to glue on the edging.
	Edge is in place, and I use tape to secure it while the glue dries.
	Doing the same thing on the back...
	Putting the edging on the back.
	Getting ready for finishing.
	Getting ready for finishing.
	Applying Lacquer.
	Applying Lacquer.
	At this point, it's completely built, though not yet assembled (the neck is lying on the table). I'm still in the finishing steps here. Finally, enough coats of lacquer are on to hide all the tiny holes in the wood. So, now it must dry for 2 weeks before I can do the final sanding. Do you like my handy drying rack? I built a "pseudo-neck" to hold the guitar up while the lacquer dries.

That's all for now folks.