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Ed, Thanks for your thoughts. That all makes sense to me. I do a lot of woodworking, mostly furniture, and nothing so delicate as a guitar, but I surely know that perfect doesn't often happen and close enough is often pretty good. I looked at the sites that Mark furnished and on one of them, the guy...

Thanks for the input guys.

Thanks Bob. Any thoughts on best radiuses. Kinkead uses about 19' on the back and 28' or so on the front. I've seen other recommendations for similar numbers, but maybe a bit less on the front, maybe 25'. Also, I assume you mean by "preparing the rim surfaces for glueing" that you use the ...

I am a first time builder considering a steel string build. I have a number of books on the subject and have a question regarding the accomplishment of the front and back radius. The Kinkead book suggests preparing a separate board with concave surface for each piece and gives contours for various c...