Guitar #4: Black Walnut / Cedar SJ

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The next guitar (my fourth) continues the black walnut theme. I used a different body shape for this one. It is a ‘small jumbo’ shape based on plans by Michael Payne. The upper and lower bouts are more rounded than the OM and the waist is bent to a smaller radius. The SJ is still a small body guitar.

I tried something a little different for the linings. First I cut and bent some satinwood scraps and glued them to the rim. I also added the side supports using the same material. The kerfed linings will be glued on top of the satinwood linings.

The reason behind the extra lining is to add a little more support to the edges of the top and back by making the linings a little wider.