The home stretch
I've finally finished binding my Arches build and have the feeling of having turned the corner and am on a downhill run toward completion. I'm sure I'll feel even better once the frets go in and the fret board gets glued on. When do you generally have that homestretch feeling? I know I have a lot of detail sanding in my future, but the scary parts are over. I've done enough finish work that I'm not intimidated.
I do have something to ask regarding a thin long strip of wood that looks to go on top of the trussrod. Is this just to buffer the finger board from the trussrod?. There isn't clearance, the clamping will have to put some tension on the rod. Just wondering.
One little thing, one of many delights in doing the build, is the very much amplified sound of the sandpaper when sanding pretty much anywhere on the soundbox. Very lively resonance working there.
Silverangel A
Arches F style kit
1913 Gibson A-1
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