Marshwood Acoustic, Chapter 1, The Sides

The sides have been sanded to the appropriate radius. The kerfed linings have now been glued in. These linings support the top and back of the acoustic. The series of pictures shows the basic process. The glue is applied to the kerfing, then clamped into position. After about twenty minutes the clamps are removed and the linings are checked for glue squeeze-out and cleaned. Once the linings were all in I made up some side support braces out of spruce and glue them in. These give extra protection to the sides of the guitar.