Where I'm Going

I dont want to get down on myself. Sure this is hard and I have little experience, but I have ambition and persistence. I will finish this guitar.

I've basically determined that the only viable thing I have produced over the past month is a soundboard. But I have leared ALOT.

Next thing... I have some new neck blanks coming in...I'm going to rebuild and carve the neck, this time around I wont make any of the other mistakes I did the first time around.

In the near future I'm going to dimension all of my brace wood for the top. Seems like a pretty straight forward task, will be hard to screw up.

I'm not sure what I should do with the back...I'm leaning towards getting a new back and having it thicknessed to the same size as what I have now (about 0.095"). I like the tap tone of my back, even though its scarred beyond recognition. I want to hone my planing skills though before I try and join a back myself.

This should have me occupied for awhile.

Anyways this is the vision I have for my guitar:

Sitka Top with a simple rossete, just a plain herringbone, no purfling around it.

Back and sides Indian Rosewood.

Bindings are bloodwood with 1 side of basswood laminate that faces the center of the guitar.

Bloodwood endgraft with basswood trim that connects the laminate from the binding.

Mahogany neck with a simply shaped headstock with a Indian rosewood plate and a bloodwood wedge.

Standard tuners and a simple bridge design.

The day this guitar comes to fruition will be awesome.