Today’s video for the acoustic guitar is a momentous step. Its time to close the box. Closing the Box is a term used to describe the process of attaching the top and back plates to the sides of the instrument.

Before closing the box, I need to cut notches into the sides of the guitar to accept the braces on both the top and back. I very carefully marked out the brace locations on the sides and used a razor saw to cut away the material. Then I was able to fine tune the fit using a file until every brace fit perfectly. It was a little tedious but I got them fitting well. Next I set up the Go-Bar Deck and after doing a trial run of the glueup, I added the glue. The wooden “stick clamps” held everything in place while the glue dried. Once both plates were attached, I used a router with a flush trim bit, to trim away the overhang on the plates. This left me with everything being nice and flush and ready for binding.

Check out the full video of this process below. Thanks for stopping by.

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