StarbardGuitar
SS.org Decaf
Worked on the top today. I got the pieces flatter than they were but not perfect. Ran them over my jointer again and the seem looks much better. So I started working on the pocket around the neck in preparation for the glue-up. Here you can see how if I squeeze it together the seem is very tight.
Rough cut the shape of the body out of the top.
And glued the top up.
Unfortunately, I learned the hard way why you should glue the top pieces together first then glue them onto the body. It is next to impossible to get them tight against each other while also clamping them down to the body as you're trying to clamp it up. I ended up with a little bit of a seem showing since I did it this way. It's not too bad, but it's a little disappointing and definitely something I will remember for next time.
![2ldzi3p.jpg](http://i58.tinypic.com/2ldzi3p.jpg)
Rough cut the shape of the body out of the top.
![10mncic.jpg](http://i59.tinypic.com/10mncic.jpg)
And glued the top up.
![2jfc2m8.jpg](http://i57.tinypic.com/2jfc2m8.jpg)
Unfortunately, I learned the hard way why you should glue the top pieces together first then glue them onto the body. It is next to impossible to get them tight against each other while also clamping them down to the body as you're trying to clamp it up. I ended up with a little bit of a seem showing since I did it this way. It's not too bad, but it's a little disappointing and definitely something I will remember for next time.