Here are some details about the jig I use to make the tenon on the neck and the mortise on the body of a guitar.

My "home-made" thickness sander used to sand the tops, backs and sides to the right thickness.

On guitar tops and backs, it is very common to see purflings beside the binding. The side of the guitar sometimes have this kind of purfling too ( see the picture on the right ). Unlike top and back purflings, this side purfling needs to be glued to the binding before bending and gluing this binding. Here is a little tip to do this.

Here is a really simple tool to help drawing the tuners holes.

The building process of my own solidbody guitar

The little sister of the "Kozmic Blues" made in 2009 is finished. While the "Kozmic Blues" was made for slide guitar style, with a bottleneck, the "Kozmic Jazz" is made for standard style playing.

The blue archtop guitar that I started a few months ago has been delivered to its owner.

A new OM flattop has been delivered to its owner. Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides.

The small 15" koa flattop is completed. I called it "Summertime" since it has the same body shape as the "Kozmic Blues".