"Cretaceous Period"
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fitting the braces to the top The chalk will leave its mark at each point of contact. The whole contact area of each brace should come off the top white. |
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gluing the braces |
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| signing the top, braces finished |  |
| The finished top weighs |
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labelled back |
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Top, back and sides receive a coat of natural resins dissolved in spirit. |
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body glued intact |
| Binding Part IV cutting the second block vertically |
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| The glued strips are laminated with asian ebony. |  |
| first binding planed to 1.8 mm |  |
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Classic V-joint cutting 3 angles |
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the spanish way of building |
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gluing with animal glue, fixing overnight |
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Inlay sawing my signature from a plate of MOP |
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With some practice ... |
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The scribed outline of the inlay is filled with chalk. |
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cutting the inlay cavity |
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inlayed headstock, partly finished |
| scribing fret positions |  |
| warming up fretboard and neck before gluing |  |
gluing fingerboard with animal glue  
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