My fist born or built

This is my first guitar build, actually my first instrument build of any kind. I saw a CGB on line through a guy I work with and thought that it was something I would like to try. It took me months to build but along the way I had to purchase everything needed to build a guitar. Several tools looked as though they could be built as well so I also built a fret board sanding jig, miter box, fret press and several other hand tools as well. Now I am hooked and I am getting ready to build my next CGB, of course I had to come up with a design for my own head stock and after seeing some of the inlay work the wheels are spinning.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Ellbogen on August 5, 2011 at 9:05am
I like it.

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