Gluing the spruce top

Templates

Preparing for the rosette

Rosette layout

First purfling strip

Before the abalone

The finished rosette

The finished rosette

The soundhole, freshly cut

Another view of the soundhole

Cut to shape

Bracing layout

The first braces

All top braces

Brace housings

Truss rod access hole

Go-bar clamping dish

The X brace

Go-bars clamping the X brace

Gluing the top braces

Soundboard patches

Bridge plate

Gluing the bridge plate

The soundboard with bridge plate

Scalloping the braces

The finished soundboard

Walnut back and sides

Cutting the back to shape

The back, after the bandsaw

Before the back splice

Gluing the back splice

Back with splice