Copyright 2015 © C. B. Gi
Ʃ
y Cra
Ō
er Supply 10
After removing the clamps from
gluing the fretboard to the neck,
apply a small amount of wood
glue to the nut. Clamp it in place,
as shown in
Figure 24
, with the
flat edges butted up against the
top edge of the fret board and the
neck, as shown in the photo. Be
sure to wipe off any excess glue
with a cloth.
Once dried and the clamp re-
moved, any final sanding and
treatment of the neck can be done
(if desired).
Now it is time to install the tuners
into the headstock of the instru-
ment.
Figure 25
shows a tuner
laid out (with its parts in the order
of assembly, as well as an assem-
bled tuner.
Install your tuners as shown in
Figure 26 and 27
with the bev-
eled and locking washers on the
back of the headstock and the
plastic washer and bushing on the
front. The tuning shaft will join all
the components with the tuner
button screwed into the end.
At this point, make certain to tight-
en the screws attaching each
white plastic button to the corre-
sponding tuner shaft. Tight screws
will help to prevent the pegs from
unwinding under the tension of
being strung up.
Step 2—Cut Sound
holes (Optional)
If you haven’t cut or drilled any
sound holes into the lid, now
would be a good time to do so
before you get too much further.
Sound holes are largely a matter
of personal preference as to
where, what, and how big. Just be
mindful of what you may visually
expose inside the box.
You can always search sites like
CigarBoxNation.com
for any ideas
and examples. The box we used
in this guide had “F-hole”-style
sound holes cut into it before we
started, but a single round hole in
the center of the box, sized be-
tween 3/4 and 1 1/2 inches, also
Figure 18
Figure 19
Figure 20
