Things were going so smoothly with #3 and I was just starting to feel
really
good about my progress until......
This would have been a good thread to go in the stupid mistakes topic a
short while back....
I was so concerned with getting my headblock glued and positioned
properly
that I forgot to cut the length and angle for the back!
The bad thing is I didn't realize it until I went to profile my sides for the
back and realized the block was 4 inches deep and I had already installed
the kerfing for the top.
I was able to recover, however. It set me back about 2 hours of
meticulous work. To correct myself I began by using a Dremel with a cut-
off blade to begin cutting away the excess (at least I was smart enough to
have scribed my lines on the block before gluing). I made several relief
cuts then began chiseling out big chunks of mahogany. When I got it
somewhat close I proceeded with profiling my sides getting the headblock
area as close as possible. Then with the sides out of my way for the most
part I was able to put some 80 grit on a piece of oak and begin sanding in
the proper angle. I eventually was able to get it all squared away again,
finished with profiling the sides and installed my back kerfing.
All is well........for now
