CBG #2

And an overview with flash.

With flash this time.

Shape of the head is coming together.

Still have to figure out some kind of bridge.

Closeup of box with fingerboard, neck and tailpiece.

First dry fit of most parts

There's a little burn mark on the head from a slight mistake making the cuts to thin the head. I sanded most of it out, but some was still left behind :(

I think this head design is going to work out really well.

That burn mark is kind of a bummer though.

Back of head and neck/head transition. Think this came out really nice.

The rounded neck will be a lot nicer with a good finish over it. Heck even without a finish it's a lot nicer than the bare board on my first CBG.

Then again these burns are an even bigger bummer!

Ugly

Oops, router bit started to over heat and ended up burning into the wood instead of gliding along it.

Yeah, that's going to be hard to hide.

Looks just as bad with flash....

Guess this git is just going to have some built in character right from the start!

Had to experiment with different saw blades to find something that would give me a .023" slot. The coping saw does it, but is hard to keep straight even with the miter box. Plus the miter box clears a .025" blade I tried first. But the slots look like they should work out.

With the fret board cut and sized I wanted to take advantage of the sun getting low.

Sun was good, but needed a bit of fill.

Too bad it's hard to not overdo fill with this camera and it's limited settings.

Still need to figure out what I'm going to do for a nut.

Inside is fairly clean. I kept the neck off the soundboard except about 1/4" at each end for mounting. The neck is also angled back just a little to account for the pull of the strings. It's almost a full bolt together design, but I'm probably going to glue it all after I string it up and test it once.

Whoops, that "fill" flash is still on