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Clamping the Back Binding Strip

Index

The Unpacked Kit
Ribbon Lining
End-Piece Set
Guitar Top
Top Bracing
Guitar Back
Back Bracing
Attaching the Back
Attaching the Top
Edge Bindings
Fitting the Neck
Truss Rod
Fingerboard
Fretting
Fitting the Nut
Grain Filling
Lacquering
Attaching the Neck
Attaching the Bridge
Saddle and Nut
It's Done!

The simplest way to clamp on the strips while the glue dries is to use masking tape. Basically, I'd rip off many strips of tape in advance, coat about an 8" section of the channel with glue, and then press the binding strip into place and tape it down. Once I made it all around, I needed to cut the strip to just the right length so that the seam would be as invisible as possible.

Once the glue is dry, the masking tape is removed. The top is done in the same way, except that the top binding is done with two strips of plastic.

The completed bindings


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