http://angjellockheart.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-am-terrible-luthier-but-im-working-on.html
Basically, I am trying to bring back a guitar from the dead (The guitar known as Project 5.) A guitar that I happened to screw up, but am now in the process of fixing my F-ups. So far it's going great. In the last post you can see how Dad made a plug for the hole in the back. After the glue had dried, I ground down the big part of the plug, and then used a hand planer to make it all smooth. Here's the picture:
Right now I am in the process of adding polyurethane to blend in the wood. It's going pretty good so far.
The other main problem I had was the truss rod blowing through the back of the neck. I put a patch on it, and shaped it into place. It's also looking good, and I'm putting a finish on the back of the neck. Here's the photos:
Before I started going too crazy with the poly, I wanted to make sure my patch would hold. I still had the old strings hanging lose on the guitar, so I tightened them up. Great news, the neck held. I ended up playing her for about 10 minutes, and it was great. Except for where the strings had time to rust over the last year and a half. That wasn't too fun.
So I am very happy with the way things are going. I'm not sure how much poly still has to go on the neck, but I think it's close to being finished. Stay tuned for the next blog where hopefully I will be able to show the guitar in it's completed state. Oh, and also put some new strings on it.
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