Dan glues his pearwood back
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With the rosette fitted the soundhole is cut
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Shaping the front braces
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Gluing the padauk bridge
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Drilling the machine head holes
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The first part of assembly when all starts to take shape
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The linings are glued and clamped with pegs
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Planing the bog oak fingerboard to size
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Small dowels are used to locate the fingerboard when gluing
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Trial stringing, when the guitar is first heard
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Dan with his guitar after lacquering and reassembly
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The finished instrument
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The steamed pearwood back
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Dan opted for a padauk bridge
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