Rufus, P.H.D., Chapter 5

So far the body has been routed out and the back plate has been glued. With it dry it is time to flush up the plate to the body shape. For this a table router is used (picture). Be careful! This tool can rip the wood out of your hands and take bites out of the guitar. After using this thing again for this purpose I feel that sanding the plate flush to the body is the way to go. After this step I sanded and sealed the inside of this body with shellac. This is a good measure and will help to protect the inside from environmental factors.