Neck block...

The neck block for this guitar has evolved a bit from the first two guitars. First, I might have stressed out over the fact that the piece of mahogany I wanted to use was just a little too short to fit. I dug around and found another piece of mahogany and made a little foot for the block. I used a round-over bit on my router to round the bit that will be seen by looking into the sound-hole. I think it looks pretty cool. I am going to use the double - mortise neck attachment again, so I am using a piece of half-inch plywood on the top of the block.

After cleaning up the block using the disk sander then sanding by hand to remove the worst of the sanding scratches, I give it a coat of shellac on the parts that will be seen (just for looks) and then sand the profile of the mold into the back of the block.

The next step is to glue the block to the sides. I glue them on outside of the mold because I find it easier to get everything lined up straight. I let the glue dry for about an hour before moving to the next step.



With the first side glued on I glue the second side. After a bit of clean up to get rid of the squeeze-out, I let it sit clamped up overnight to dry.