OM Guitar

 An 'Orchestra Model' size guitar that will be constructed from:

•     Tasmanian Blackwood, back and sides (sourced from Tasmania) and
•     Sinker Redwood top (sourced from California, USA)

Tasmanian Blackwood.  Neck blank.  Bookmatched, back and sides.

Bookmatched Sinker redwood top

Rosewood blanks, Fingerboard and Bridge

Mold and sides ready for bending

Back, joined, roughly shaped and thickness sanded.  Ready for bracing.

Preparing the neck/head scarf joint

Blocks ready for glueing up to make the neck heel

    Back braced

Neck blank with truss road slot routered.

Top outline roughly shaped

Fingerboard ready for fretting

Finished fingerboard

Sides finally brace ready for back and top to be applied.

Back glued on.  Next install edge bindings.

Bridge blank

Finished bridge

Back glued onto sides

Top glued on.  Next install edge bindings