Bindings and Purflings.

Routing the purfling channel using my dremel knockoff with the StewMac routerbase and edgeguide. Worked really good! It took a lot of courage to make the first cut though.

Routing the binding channel.

Binding the back using lots of tape.

Scraping bindings flush with the sides and back. Next time I will cut the channels deeper..

Back done.

Binding the soundboard.

Tape off. Ready to scrape off excess.

Soundboard with bindings and purflings ready to be scraped down.

Closing the box

The Soundboard, Back and Rim ready to be joined together.

Gluing the soundboard to the rim using bungee rope and clamps. The rim is secured in the mold with screws in the 2 blocks. I also added shims in the bottom of the of the mold to keep the rim from popping out from the pressure of the rope.

The soundboard glued to the rim. It´s starting to look like a guitar now.

Sanding the rim the accomodate the radius of the back. 

Signing the Soundboard.

Label glued in the back.

Gluing the back.

The box is closed and looking good.