Guitar_Station

For years, it always bugged me that I did not have a place to store tops and backs that were in progress but not glued to the bodies. I knew they were very fragile and subject to both breakage and humidity changes. When I finally moved into my new shop I decided to do something about it. I came up with the guitar station pictured below. The top portion is merely a place to store assembled instruments in paint or otherwise as I am sure most everyone has in their shop. The bottom portion is the part I was most concerned with. I took a cue from Charles Fox and made a series of "drawers" that were merely 1/2" plywood which slid into the case. The spacing was about 2" apart, leaving a 1 1/2" gap between the "drawers". I then glued a 1/2" lip on the fronts of the "drawers" so that their contents would not slide out. These drawers now turned out to be the perfect place to keep tops and backs (with braces or without) before they are glued into their respective bodies. The room this Station is in is humidity controlled at 45%. When I wish to work on the pieces I take them out of the drawers and into the work area. When finished the individual pieces go back into the humidity controlled area.

For years, it always bugged me that I did not have a place to store tops and backs that were in progress but not glued to the bodies. I knew they were very fragile and subject to both breakage and humidity changes. When I finally moved into my new shop I decided to do something about it. I came up with the guitar station pictured below. The top portion is merely a place to store assembled instruments in paint or otherwise as I am sure most everyone has in their shop. The bottom portion is the part I was most concerned with. I took a cue from Charles Fox and made a series of "drawers" that were merely 1/2" plywood which slid into the case. The spacing was about 2" apart, leaving a 1 1/2" gap between the "drawers". I then glued a 1/2" lip on the fronts of the "drawers" so that their contents would not slide out. These drawers now turned out to be the perfect place to keep tops and backs (with braces or without) before they are glued into their respective bodies. The room this Station is in is humidity controlled at 45%. When I wish to work on the pieces I take them out of the drawers and into the work area. When finished the individual pieces go back into the humidity controlled area.
Complete_View This is a great photo of the completed workstation. Note the sliding drawers.	With Guitars Here is the workstation with two guitars on it.
Guitar_Station The sliding drawers! Finally, a place to put work in progress where it cannot be damaged!	With guitars and drawer Another shot of the sliding drawers.

Guitar Station