Hello!
Now that the back is on, it's time to finish the box. The next step is to install an ebony wedge at the butt. The wedge is a decorative feature that ties the to sides together. Once the wedge is done, it is time to rout the binding channel. As I mentioned earlier the binding will also be ebony. I will not be using a decorative prufling, just a single ebony binding strip. I am a fan of simple understatement in my guitars. In this photo, I am routing the channel with a dremel tool.

Binding channels routed...next... glue in the binding. I use tape for this step, and a long clamp that brings the binding connection at the ends tight.

While the binding glue is drying, I move on to the headstock. I have to glue wings onto the headstock so that it is wide enough for the headstock pattern.

Then Icut out the headstock pattern. Then I drill the holes for the tuners.I have the box sanded through several grits of sandpaper. I will go through 220 grit. The next step will be prepping the fretboard and shaping the neck.

Until next time

Cheers!