Saturday, March 13, 2010

Adding a Face to the Head


The face (front of the guitar head) needs to have an attractive
piece of wood cover the glue seam.  Usually, such a piece
can be recovered from the cutout of the 'back' wood.
Here, two pieces obtained from the perimeter of the back are glued
together with some decorative veneer strips in the middle.



The front edge of this face needs to be perpendicular to 
the centerline, and 90 deg. to the 
fingerboard (where it will support the 'nut').



Then, it's ready to glue onto the head...



Here it is with the head outline drawn on.  The toothpicks 
(little dowels) on the corners are used to keep the 
faceplate in position while clamping.



Saw around the outline...



I use delicate hand tools to carve out the 'crest' at the top.


Next post: Head Designs (Crests)


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