Back edge contouring
understanding of what needs to be accomplished goes a long way to achieving
“Success". Note that the braces that are glued to the back plate imparts the “width wise”
contour to the back. The back edge of the rim imparts the “length wise” contour.
Because we precision form our sides using the inner most waist curve as the reference,
we are also able to pre-cut the appropriate contour on the back edge. It should be
recognized that do to the doming effect of the braces and the rim, the inner most
portion of the rim waist curve is actually higher than much of the outside edge of the
rim. The above, unfortunately is another geometric reality that is over looked in almost
all guitar construction publications.
be glue together. Allow to dry than clean off any glue and smooth the contoured edge
with a small sanding block.
in the paper, than fold and secure the tabs to the bar.
the rim clear of the mold with the back
edge up.
the contour on the neck and tail blocks.
contour marks using a small block
plane or chisel. Remember the edge of
the blocks toward the inside of the
body is somewhat higher than the rim
edge. This in fact is another concept
that is easily over looked.
moving the bar along the length. Work slowly keeping the bar as level as possible.
and keep the bar level.
will blend into the sides perfectly
