Cutting body and top

After gluing the halves, we draw the shape of the guitar into the body, rough cut it with a hand saw, shape it with a sander. This is not the final size.

We have to shape it to final contour with the router and a ball bearing router bit, but that's for another day.

Gluing the halves.

After cutting the top and the body, the next step is to true up a side for gluing.
This is easy with a jointer, but you can do it with a hand plane or even a router.

Bubinga top:

Sipo body:

Table saw sled

A tablesaw sled it's a very usefull tool for you table saw. It allows you cut wood in a safe and accurately way.

You can hold firmly the piece of wood board, and pass it through the tablesaw, without risk for your hands.

Pass it several times, increasing the cut depth. Turn the wood, and cut the other side in several passes.

If the saw isn't big enough, you have to end the cut with a hand saw, but that's all.

You end with a beautiful bookmatched bubinga top.

My next build

this is going to be my next guitar:

A seven string guitar and just one hummbucker.
Magohany Sipo for body and neck, with a bubinga's top.
The fingerboard, rosewood.