Instrument details: Tom Summers - Steel string guitar

Thicknessing the cedar front

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Tom has chosen a triangular soundhole bound with ebony

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Students are encouraged to flex and tap the front and back during construction to monitor the changes

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Shaping the back bars...

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...and scalloping the ends

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When using hide glue it helps to pre-warm the surfaces to extend the open time

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Bending the sides

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Fitting the sides to the heel block

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Starting assembly by gluing the front to the neck

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Applying the oil based finish

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The back of Tom's guitar

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Tom's finished guitar

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