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Below are the latest images from my workshop, regularly updated from my social media account.

This one's about to land. It started much of its l

This one's about to land. It started much of its life only a few thousand years ago. Keep your eyes & ears peeled.
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The backbone of an acoustic guitar soundboard...th

The backbone of an acoustic guitar soundboard...the "X-brace".

Tried & tested for many a decade, this brace forms the basis for most steel stringed acoustic guitars to this very day. Being such an important brace, the joint must be perfect for maximum strength, as it is essentially stopping the soundboard from caving in below the soundhole when under full load from the tension of the strings.

During my studies in luthiery, my mentor, Scottish luthier Bill Kelday told me never to construct this brace at exactly 90°. There was no further information given regarding this unfortunately, so I've had to figure it out myself 🤣. In hindsight, Bill probably did this on purpose to get me thinking!
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Bracing begins for these two OM's! The first step

Bracing begins for these two OM's!

The first step is to fit & prepare the soundhole reinforcement patch and bridge plate. They are positioned & aligned according to the main x-brace. The x-brace is not glued on at this stage & will be the last to glue on, based on my build methodology. We (@jjryanmandolins) rearranged our workshop a fair bit recently & made new go bar decks above our benches. We then made some super flexible & strong Ash go bars (long bendy sticks you see pictured here) to accommodate the higher deck height. They press & "clamp" the braces onto the soundboard, which is sitting in a radiused dish, which forms the domed shape of a guitar top, as the glue cures.
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Things are moving along at a good pace with these

Things are moving along at a good pace with these two OM's. The rim sets are largely complete at this stage, so it's time to move onto bracing the soundboards & backs, before attaching them. At this stage, they are identical guitars, but the difference will become apparent very soon...
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Inside details of the end block on one of the OM's

Inside details of the end block on one of the OM's I'm currently building. Flamed Maple on Mahogany, creating good cross grain strength & stability.

I get some good flamed Maple offcuts from @jjryanmandolins, with whom I share my workshop with 😁
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Here I'm fitting the rim of the guitar to the dome

Here I'm fitting the rim of the guitar to the domed radius of the soundboard, by removing wood with a couple of different block planes. It takes a while, but a good fit is very important.

I was looking for a pencil line, in case you were wondering 😅
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Trimming the sides to length with the old Record n

Trimming the sides to length with the old Record no. 7.
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I like to use the atmosphere for my clamps 😁 T

I like to use the atmosphere for my clamps 😁

There's a guitar in there somewhere.
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Shooting a straight edge on these lovely old India

Shooting a straight edge on these lovely old Indian Rosewood sides for a couple of upcoming OM's. Almost time for a big side bending session me thinks.

Kudos to the most eagle eyed plane nerd who can name the make & model of plane I'm using? 😁
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This is what two Indian Rosewood backs worth of th

This is what two Indian Rosewood backs worth of thicknessing shavings look like.

I always remove the final few tenths (yes, that's 0.1mm) of a millimetre by hand, as it's the only way to fine tune the desired stiffness & spring of the guitar back.
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Let's nerd out here a bit as I've never seen this

Let's nerd out here a bit as I've never seen this before. These back & sides sets of Indian Rosewood that I'm building with currently are loaded with medullary rays. Pretty spectacular if you ask me!

For those of you not in the know, medullary rays are the tiny flecks running perpendicular to the main grain of the wood. They are feeding tubes that transport water/nutrients across the tree. They are highly visible in quarter sawn wood as the tubes have been severed in the cutting process.
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I take scraping a set of Indian Rosewood sides VER

I take scraping a set of Indian Rosewood sides VERY seriously 😁
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Test fitting the purfling elements before gluing.

Test fitting the purfling elements before gluing. I'm really digging my latest incarnation of this rosette that I've been making for quite a few guitars lately.

Hawaiian Koa, Steamed Pearwood & black veneers. This is for the Red Cedar topped deep bodied OM, which is the twin to another Alpine Spruce topped OM of the same spec.
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Now that's a clean cut in some lovely Red Cedar fo

Now that's a clean cut in some lovely Red Cedar for an upcoming deep bodied OM. These are the small things that can really please a luthier no end 😁
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Happy Friday to everyone! The Bog Oak OM is gett

Happy Friday to everyone!

The Bog Oak OM is getting its shine on too.

White Oak back headplate showing off his medullary rays.
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This Indian Rosewood MDC is beginning to get its s

This Indian Rosewood MDC is beginning to get its shine on. But still a way to go...😁

Hawaiian Koa back headplate on this one too.
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It's that time of year again. The workshop is now

It's that time of year again. The workshop is now closed & I'm having a hard earned break.

Merry Christmas everybody🎄 Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the last year (and forever for that matter). Enjoy the festive period & I'll see you all next year!
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Just caught a glimpse of this jazz guitar sitting

Just caught a glimpse of this jazz guitar sitting in the corner of my living room this morning, that I built back in late 2017. Thought he was looking rather classy in his spot there.
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Rope & wedges to join an Indian Rosewood guitar ba

Rope & wedges to join an Indian Rosewood guitar back.

Taken from the Spanish classical guitar makers of yesteryear. Such a simple, yet effective way to join two plates of wood together.
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This model OB-1 that I made a couple of years ago

This model OB-1 that I made a couple of years ago was back in the shop today for a K&K pickup installation & general look over etc.

It's really nice to see your old instruments after a few years to see how they're going. Sounds even better than I'd remembered!
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