We’re back with the back

Summer has passed. The leaves are turning. And sadly, school’s in.

On the plus side, we are making some gentle progress on our guitars. Before the end of last term, GM had managed to put together the wood that would form the back of his guitar.

The back of a guitar is made from a flat board. But the wood that we are working with comes in long strips about 6 inches across, not wide enough to cover the back of a ucalale, never mind the axes we are making. So the strips need to be glued together. It takes three or four strips, depending on the width of your guitar mould. These strips are laid out flat, with their edges glued (more glue… I still feel like it’s cheating) and then gently clamped together.In order to prevent the cruching force from the clamp causeing the strips to pop up, we place clamps both over and under the wood. 30 minutes later, you have a board that you can cut to the shape you need