In this photo I'm preparing the glueing surface of the Ziricote fingerboard. I'm using a scraper plane to get the surface flat to make a good match with the neck surface for glueing.
The right side of the finger board in this photo, is the side that Ive made completely straight with my No.5 plane and a shooting board. Ive measured it against my precision straight edge.
I then use this straight edge as a reference to layout the final shape of the fingboard.
Back to the shooting board to get to the final shape. The critical measurements are taken at the nut and at the 14th fret. These I measure with calipers and make sure the length of the side is straight with a straight edge.
In the photo you can see the stub of a candle that I use to wax the side of my plane that is in contact with the shooting board. This makes for a smoother planing action up the length of the board.
A few photos of me making the linings for the guitar. The linings hold the sides against the front and back of the instrument. In the first photo I'm just cleaning up the glueing surface of the mahogany strip.
In the second photo I'm using my block plane to create the desired shape.
The third photo shows how I use my fret slot cutting jig to make the lining flexible, even though its one strip of mahogany. The lining can then form to the sinuous shape of the guitar.
The last photo shows my precious haul of lining, that should keep me going for a while :)
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