#002 Martin Dreadnought

20110514-01 2011.05.14 - Soundboard cut out & thicknessed & rosette installed
2011.05.14 - Sound hole reinforced 20110514-02
20110514-03 2011.05.14 - Back cut out & thicknessed
2011.05.17 - Soundboard bracing 20110517-01
20110519-01 2011.05.19 - Back bracing complete
2011.05.19 - Front & back complete 20110519-02
20110520-01 2011.05.20 - Neck blank marked
2011.05.20 - Neck rough cut 20110520-02
20110527-01 2011.05.27 - Ribs bent & trimmed with neck block & end block glued in
2011.05.27 - Kerfed linings for soundboard glued in 20110527-02
20110527-03 2011.05.27 - Neck trimmed up with truss rod installed
2011.05.29 - Ribs ready for the soundboard 20110529-01
20110530-01 2011.05.30 - Butt joint strip installed
2011.05.31 - Mechanical neck joint rough fit 20110531-01
20110610-01 2011.06.10 - Soundboard mated with ribs, back linings glued in
2011.06.12 - Ready to mate back to body 20110612-01
20110616-01 2011.06.16 - Back mated to body
2011.06.19 - Body mostly complete 20110619-01
20110624-01 2011.06.24 - Bindings glued on
2011.06.25 - Body cleaned up & complete 20110625-01
20110630-01 2011.06.30 - Neck with fingerboard glued on & fret wires mostly installed
2011.06.30 - Mating the neck to the body 20110630-02
20110703-01 2011.07.03 - Construction complete
2011.07.09 - Taped up ready for lacquering 20110709-01
20110717-01 2011.07.17 - Mother-of-pearl logo installed
2011.07.18 - Final setup 20110718-01
20110718-02 2011.07.18 - Done & strung !