Sound board
- Cut side braces 9mm wide from leftover spruce from top (using band saw)
- Cut to length to fit between kerfing at waist and hips
- Thin sliver of glue onto brace then clamp in place with a block either side of body
- Leave to dry for an hour
- Then sand top again using radius dish to level off
- Mark brace positions as per the back, cut out with handsaw and remove keffin to 3mm depth with knife
Neck
- Plane one side with No. 6 plane so square and heel block is flush with neck
- Mark shape with template onto heel
- Cut shape with bandsaw
- Mark centre of neck and place into dovetail jig
- Centre on line on jig with neck line and end
- Clamp in place (adjust angle of base so flush with block)
- Remove from jig and cut bulk of wood off in band saw then replace in jig ready for routing dovetail
