Prior Build - Osprey Dreadnought

European spruce top.

Highly figured sipo back and sides.

Bloodwood binding.

Mahogany neck.

Macassar ebony fretboard with bloodwood binding.

Madagascar rosewood bridge.

Rope purfling.

Sipo is an African hardwood related to mahogany that can exhibit gorgeous figuring.

Materials for new guitar

Sipo back plates

Joining the back plates

European spruce top plates

Joining the top plates

Deflection testing the top

Assembling rosette segments

Routing main rosette ring

Main rosette ring routed

Main segmented rosette ring

Routing main ring channel in top

Main rosette ring channel

Purfling & sound hole binding rings

Leveling rosette with scraper

FInished rosette

Sides laid out for bending

Hot pipe up to temperature

Bending a side on the hot pipe

Side bending

Both sides bent to shape

Bent sides fitted to body mold

Neck block laid out

Routing mortise in neck block

Completed neck block

Gluing neck block to sides