Vic D
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Long time lurker here. I bought a Stewmac soprano kit but decided that since this is my first attempt at building an instrument I would use up some cheap material. The box is a 25 Torpedo cigar box and I added the sitka spruce top. The neck is poplar as close to quarter sawn as I could find from Lowe's. The veneer on the peghead is from a strip of wood inside the cigar box. I have no idea what kind it is but it's some sort of redwood I suppose.
Anyway here are some photos. The neck was what scared me the most but it was actually very fun to carve and I'm surprised how well it's coming together. I'm working on a maple fretboard, shaping the heal, adding a rosewood heal cap, binding, final sanding and shaping.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This isn't only my first instrument build, it's my first woodworking project ever... well after the work table I had to build.
Anyway here are some photos. The neck was what scared me the most but it was actually very fun to carve and I'm surprised how well it's coming together. I'm working on a maple fretboard, shaping the heal, adding a rosewood heal cap, binding, final sanding and shaping.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This isn't only my first instrument build, it's my first woodworking project ever... well after the work table I had to build.
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