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ing the tape.

It’s best to wait at least two days before scraping the bind-

ings flush to the wood, because the plastic will shrink

slightly as the glue solvent evaporates. Use a scraper blade

to smooth the bindings ﬂush to the guitar’s sides, back and

top. Scrape in the direction of the wood grain, and avoid

digging into the wood. Practice on scrap if possible.

Installing the end trim

Install the waist clamp, and screw it to the topside of the

workbench, with the tailblock end of the guitar facing the

ceiling, to hold the body ﬁrmly while you work. Center

the tapered plastic end trim at the end seam of the guitar,

about midway from top to bottom, wide end toward the

soundboard (see the blueprint, upper left). Hold the end

trim ﬁrmly and use a sharp knife to score the outline of its

edges onto the guitar body. Gradually deepen the scored

line in several passes with the knife or a thin razor saw, and

chisel the area between the lines to the thickness of the end

trim. Check the ﬁt of the end trim in the channel, and glue

it in place with Weld-On cement. Clamping should not be

necessary, but use waxed paper to protect your hands. After

24 hours drying time, trim the ends to match the routed

binding ledges. Level the end trim ﬂush with the guitar sides,

using a sharp scraper blade tool.

Installing the bindings

We prefer our high-tack binding tape to hold the bindings,

but you can also use cloth tape or long rubber bands. Before

gluing, prepare by tearing many pieces of tape in 2" lengths.

For the rosewood kit with herringbone trim, apply Weld-On

glue to a section of the routed soundboard channels, from

about six inches to one-quarter of the distance around the

guitar from the tailblock seam. Set the herringbone trim in

place; the pattern should point toward the neck block. Ap-

ply a little more glue on its edge, and set the plastic binding

strip against it in the outer channel. You can glue both strips

simultaneously. Secure them tightly with tape and press

the herringbone trim down ﬁrmly. Repeat the procedure to

complete one side of the soundboard, and allow 6-8 hours

drying time before binding the other side.

Remove the tape by warming it with a heat gun (or a hair

dryer) held at least 6-8 inches away. Pull the tape off at a

45° angle (pictured). When warmed, the tape will lift easily

without pulling out wood ﬁbers.

Glue and tape the back bindings in place. The binding joints

at the neck block and tailblock must be trimmed for a close

ﬁt. The solvent-based glue, such as Weld-on, will melt the

joints together. Allow 6-8 hours drying time before remov-

Cut off 2-1/4" from the rectangular blank, to be used for

the heel cap material. On the remaining 6" piece, draw a

center line from end to end. On one end measure out from

center 3/8" each way and make a mark. On the opposite end

measure out 3/16" from the center line each way and make a

mark. Connect the marks from end to end with your pencil,

now you have your shape.

Attach the piece to a ﬂat surface using double sided tape. Lay

a straight edge along the outer angled lines and cut along

the straight edge with a razor knife. Make several cuts until

you are completely through the material.

Clean up the cut edges with a ﬁle. Take care to ﬁle along the

whole length of the piece, so you don’t lose the straightness

of the edges.

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