The Kitchen Table Luthier

I have to be carefull I don't get ahead of myself at this stage. I dont usually want to video while I'm working because I want to take my time to do clean work, and also because it can be easy to make a big error in these stages. I don;t savor the idea of filming my failures. They say the fastest way to learn is to fail early and fail often. ... Yep, that tracks, and I have learned a lot!.

subtrative manufacturing

Routing the pockets for the headstock signature inlay

Videos get out of sync sometimes

This is after I let the binding glue cure overnight. Now it's time to scrape the binding flush to the top and sides. If you prepared well before binding, you will get binding that shows no gaps, is a consistent thickness around the perimeter and is not a distraction from the quality of the build.