1. Top and back bookmatched plates laid out for trimming and jointing

2. Preparing the jointed edges for gluing

3. Sides ready for jointing

4. Top & back plates glued up in jointing jig

5. Sides prepped for bending

6. Sides in bender

7. Sides bent

8. Head & tail end blocks fitted

9. Neck blank completed with truss rod slot cut

10. Ebony headstock face plate

11. Dressing neck bearing surface for true and square

12. Maple inlay channel cut

13. Maple rosette inlaid and sound hole cut

14. Top main braces fitted

15. Back braces fitted

16. Top fan braces fitted

17. Back plate centre seam patches fitted

18. Back ready for attaching to sides

19. Top braces carved and shaped

20. Top ready for fitting to body

21. Routing ledge for binding

22. Ebony binding done. Body completed!

23. Neck dovetail cut and test fit to body

24. Slotted headstock outer profile done

25. Headstock slot drillings

26. Headstock shaping completed

27. Fretboard completed and alignment check done

28. Neck shaping in progress

29. Neck shaping completed

30. Build phase completed

31. Pore filling and levelling in progress

32. In the spray booth