Progression of heads from rough to almost finished

Heads ready for final shaping and profiling the back braces.

Gluing the head plates

Ready to glue head plates for bubinga guitar.

Final radius

Using my new jig to radius the back braces and gluing braces on the final back. On to bending and shaping the necks!

Ready to bend

Getting ready to start bending sides.

Replacing binding

Replacing the old plastic binding with wood. About time.

Leveling the binding

Student (grandson Owen) preparing soundboard for rosette.

Student (son John) preparing binding for classical guitar.

Using a jig made by nephew David McCord to sand the concave radius in the bridges. Thanks David!

Six Indian rosewood backs

Four Indian rosewoods and two walnut backs

Bubinga, Myrtlewood and Sycamore backs

European, tiger and quilted maple

Spanish cypress, Western cherry, midwest cherry

Soundboards nearing completion after many months work.

Thicknessing the center reinforcement strip for the back