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Today I made a foam cradle to hold the body in a secure position for scraping and sanding of the bindings,it came out awesome !

7/25/2015

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      Today I routed for the binding. My binding machine is from StewMac .It is simple and works very well. My rabbit bit and bearings are from LMI. I routed a .180 x .225 rabbit in 2 passes, for the multilayered plastic binding. 

7/17/2015

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The body is now together for the first time.The wiring harness is secured inside with wire clips so Ill only have to solder the jack and pickup later. Next up flush trim back & bindings.

7/2/2015

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I finally have the back glued onto the top and sides , a landmark day forsure.

7/1/2015

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    Author Greg Martin

    I’m a self-taught guitar maker with 20+ years experience on top of a lifetime of woodworking knowledge.  This blog documents the creation process of some of the guitars I have built.

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  • Home
  • Past Builds
    • Beetle Kill
    • Brownie
    • Double Neck
    • Boat Parts Tele
    • Koa Fretless
    • Redtail 335
    • Redtail Jazz
    • Little One - Jazz Lite
    • 8 String
    • Redtail '62
    • Redtail Gold Top
    • Redtail Sunburst
    • Redtail Bender
    • Redtail DG Strat
    • Eagle-1 Archtop
    • Misc
  • SHOP
  • Story
  • Contact
  • Links
  • Blog
  • Instagram