1The main parts : the curly maple neck, back and sides, and the european spruce top.

2The sides are sanded down to 2.2mm thick.

3The sides are cut to 7cm width.

4The sides are bent on the bending iron.

5The sides are then clamped in the mold to cool down.

6The cut line is drawn using the end of the half-mold as a guide

7The mold is also used to draw the tailblock shape.

8The tailblock is then shaped and glued to the sides.

9The neckblock is glued to the sides.

10The kerfed linings are glued on.

11The side braces are glued on.

12The end of the side braces are scalloped.

13The kerfed-linings are sanded flat.

14The top is cut and planed flat for jointing.

15The top jointing face is sanded flat.

16The top is ready to be jointed when no light is visible through the joint.

17The outside arch is done using the pentograph carver.

18Somme little sanding to clean up the surface.

19A flat area is done all around the top.

20The inside of the top is handcarved to get the type of sound that is looked after.

21It is necessary to listen and test the top flexibility regularly during the carving process.

22The inside of the top is sanded clean.

23The top carving is finished.

24The soundholes are cut using a router and a template taped under the top.

25A little metal pin is exactly under the router bit.

26The corners are cut using a sharp knife.

27The soundhole bindings are glued on with cyano.

28The bindings are scraped flush with the top.

29The soundholes are completed.

30The brace curve is drawn and cut with the bandsaw.

31This tool pushes the brace down on the top. After a few strokes with the sanding paper, the brace is raedy for gluing.

32The brace is glued on the top.

33The bracing is now carved down to its final shape.

34The top is now finished.

35The top is glued on the sides.

36A view of the inside of the body.