This is pretty much at the beginning.
I started with cutting the template shape out of a big piece of MDF.
In the upper right corner of the pic you can see I had to make the upper horn a little smaller than I had planned. So I glued in a new piece of MDF there. That's because the wood that I had for the top wasn't big enough.
Mind you, the body is still huge.
As you can see I kept the sides wrapped in kitchen plastic foil to keep it moist while I clamped it into the template. Otherwise they wouldn't hold their shape well enough.
Here's the other half of the sides, already done
Here's a big leap forward. You can see I had already glued the top onto the sides. Getting it to fit was a major pain in the ....
You can also see the construction of the soundport.
Here's a first total shot. I was working on the neck joint here. Trying to make it fit.
You can clearly see the bass bar glued onto the inside of the top.
And for the other side it looked like this.
I had yet to do all the bindings etc
Here's the neck being glued onto the body.
It may look like I ended up with a huge block inside the body. But they were just helps to get the clamps over and under each other.
I'll post more pics when I can find them.
