Instrument details: Daniel Martin - Electric guitar

Dan starts by joining the flamed maple facing

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The swamp ash body is joined next

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A scrub plane is ideal for fast thicknessing of the body

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Routing the neck pocket

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Hammering in the frets

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Smoothing the final neck shape

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Drilling for the neck screws

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With all the routing done, Daniel prepares for finishing

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The ends of the fret slots are filled by melting in shellac stick to give a tidy finish

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Daniel's guitar finished and reassembled

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Daniel tests everything out

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View from the front

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And the back

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Daniel with his finished guitar

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