Putting it all together

back_1.jpg (26.2 kbytes) The back with the braces glued on.
sides_1.jpg (25492 bytes) The sides waiting to have the neck and tail blocked glued
gobar deck 2.jpg (519635 bytes)   The top with braces waiting to be glued on
kerfling.jpg (31289 bytes)  Gluing in the kerfed lining. 
 I needed another package of clothespins to be able to glue two linings at the same time.
topglue 001.jpg (707963 bytes)  Just after gluing on the top.  The back is already done
topglue_004.jpg (630377 bytes)  All glued up before trimming the overhang on the top and back.
endstrip.JPG (1275963 bytes)  The top and back trimmed to the sides.  I made an end strip out of quilted maple.
endstripabove.JPG (944853 bytes)  Another view showing the endstrip.
bendingbinding.JPG (1221964 bytes)  Bending the binding. 
 Just after taking this picture I tightened the clamps just a touch and broke one of the strips.  I ordered six and have broken three.  I refuse to order more.
bindingchannel1.JPG (281654 bytes)  This shows the routed channel for the binding on the back.  The top has been routed also.
bindingtape.JPG (334479 bytes)  Just after gluing on the first piece of maple binding and herringbone perfling. 
topchannel1.JPG (357546 bytes)  The routed stepped channel on the top. 
 I used a piece of carpet padding to keep things from sliding around while I was routing.
The back with the quilted maple binding and herringbone perfling glued on.
 The top with binding and perfling glued.  I'm really pleased with how well this turned out.
top1.JPG (270407 bytes)  This is after sanding the binding to be even on the sides and top.
neckbinding.jpg (147222 bytes)  Gluing the binding to the fingerboard.  I thought about how I would do this for a long time.    Using the gobar deck worked really well.  Now I can start the fretting process.
frets1.jpg (26218 bytes) The beginning of the fretting process.  The fret press used with my drill press seems to work pretty well.  The worst part is filing notches in the fret tang to clear the binding on the fingerboard.
After taking the above picture I noticed that I hadn't inlayed the fret markers.  I removed all the installed frets plus about 4 more I had done before noticing.  That meant I didn't have enough fret wire to complete the job so I ordered some from Stew Mac in addition to the fret tang nippers.  It didn't come pre-bent and coiled the way the wire in the kit had.  After installing the fret markers, I tried installing the fret wire anyway by giving it an arc by hand.  That didn't work very well and the ends wouldn't stay down.  I removed them again and ordered more wire from LMII.  If I build more guitars I may have to buy the fret wire bender.

All in all one of those typical "Dave Thangs".

 
The frets installed after inlaying the position dots.
Here is a picture of the fret tang nippers.  It makes the job of fretting a bound fingerboard much easier.
Gluing down the headstock overlay.
Inlay glued into the headstock.  It really looks bad at this point.
Headstock inlay after sanding.  I'm not pleased with how this turned out.  The fill area is WAY to big. I apparently got carried away with routing for the inlay.  I may have to create a larger inlay to cover this up.  I'm undecided at the moment.
Gluing the fretboard to the neck.
The last iteration of the headstock inlay.  The first attempt was just plain bad.  The second attempt was OK until I thinned the headstock overlay.  Then it looked really bad.  This one is barely OK.  I don't think I'm destined to be a master at inlays.
I couldn't resist.  It's beginning to look like it may be a guitar someday.
 Here's the back after repairing damage from the drop.  The repaired area is on the bottom right.
The top after buffing once.
I was trying to show the maple binding but the picture didn't turn out very good.
Another view of the endstrip
Top purfling.
Soundhole
and again.

Here are some pictures of my shop.