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The Student Dreadnaught

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This is a pictorial essay of a terrific student making his Dreadnaught guitar. I hope you enjoy it!

Finishing rosette

The wood is picked out!

Heating hide glue.

Cutting fret slots

Gluing binding on fretboard

Rough neck

Gluing headplate

Finished fretboard

Inlaying back strip

Bracing

Rough cut braces

Ready to glue

The vacuum press

Gluing in the vacuum press

Laying out back braces

Trimming back braces

Aligning headblock

Gluing tailblock

Installing linings

Installing linings

Preparing sides

Preparing sides

Body glued up

Top glued up

Preparing for sanding

Playing the guitar!

Sanding around soundhole

Body clean, ready for binding

Preparing to fit neck

Neck ready to fit

Clearance to allow neck to fit

Neck clearance on the guitar

Bolt holes

Drilling neck for inserts

Holes for inserts

Preparing to insert inserts

Inserts in!

Fitting neck

Checking height

Peparing to glue fretboard

Gluing fretboard

Cleaning binding

Cleaning

Preparing to rout top

Routing top

Top routed

Peparing fretboard to accept tenon

Gluing tenon

Shaping neck

Finished neck

Cleaning guitar

Preparing bridge

Bridge fit

Bridge alignment

Bridge pinned

Gluing the bridge

Installing tuners

Sanding radius in fretboard

Inlaying rosette in top

Trimming braces after glue-up

Finished top

Body ready for top and back

Cleaning guitar

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