- Materials

To start, I have to purchase all the woods except for the sides. I happened to have 5 Japanese cypress pieces of the right dimensions that was meant for kumiko work. I also bought the specialised tools and consumables to add on to my existing small collection of wood working tools.

Woods and parts
For 2 guitars
  • Soundboard - spruce
  • Back - African Mahagony, Sapele
  • Sides - Japanese cypress
  • Neck - African Mahagony, Sapele
  • Fretboard - Wenge, Rosewood
  • Bridge - Rosewood
  • Braces - Spruce lumber
  • Linings kerfed - Spruce 
  • Binding - Rosewood
  • Purling - white & black
  • Veneers - Rosewood, Redwood, Maple
  • Tuners
  • Bone nut & saddle
  • Bone blank

Also some tools and consumables
  • Titebond
  • Shellac flakes - Yunnan, Indian
  • Pumice
  • Scraper
  • Digital dial gauge



Here are some pictures:

Neck

Back

Tuners, Frets, saddle, nut, purling, pumice

 Veneers

 Bridge, back strips, bindings, linings

 Fretboards, spruce lumber

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