Since finishing the ukulele kit I've been itching to get underway on an acoustic guitar build. Unfortunately demands for the completion of other projects have been made so I'm still in the collecting and preparing stage for this one and am trying to sneak in a little bit of time here and there on getting jigs done etc...
All my spare time that's not shed worthy has been spent reading as many books as I could get my hands on and watching videos and dvds on guitar making. I've really enjoyed the Chris Wynne dvd package and have decided to follow most of his methods for my first build.
First thing I got myself was a little temp and humidity meter. It has a display that I keep in the house and a remote sensor in the shed. It's not looking good in the shed right now at 80% humidity though it's been raining for the last 16 hours and the Bureau of Met says the ambient humidity is 96% so I guess it's not too bad in there. :rolleyes:
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I've collected most of the wood parts required for #1. First up is an Indian Rosewood back and sides set that came from ebay. I bought these before I really had any idea what I was looking for and I think it was Martin who pointed out that they were not quartersawn but should still do the job. I've got a Rosewood fretboard and bridge blank and am hoping to get a decent headstock veneer from the back as it's quite large. Following that I've gotten hold of a Bunya Pine soundboard, Qld Maple neck blank and some Spruce bracing stock, all of which came from Gilet Guitars. I just recently found out they are only 2 minutes away from where I work. :2tsup:
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I've collected a couple of other back and sides sets along the way also. The first is a Black Hearted Sasafrass set I couldn't go past at the TWWS and the second a Blackwood set from Dorrigo Woodworks.
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I really like these two sets so they'll be used for subsequent builds though I'm not sure how to store them properly. At the moment they are just leaning up against a wall in the house but I'm sure there's a better way. Any tips for long term storage would be appreciated.