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Match a piece of Fiji Mahogany to the opposite shape
Once dry, I move onto the next missing piece, a small sliver half way down.
With a chisel I am going to again maximise the long grain area for gluing.
Place a sliver of wood in place and clamp and glue again.
Once all dry and wood inserts done, lightly sand the area of damage.
Fit some cleats internally to stabilise the broken joints.
After sanding we start our paint process with some shellac.
Using my colour chart, I match up some Brown Mahogany and Red Mahogany stains
The Guitar top itself is tropical Mahogany, I have found Fiji Mahogany to be the closest in natural colour, as shown here.
For the missing piece, I want to maximise the long grain parts of the wood for gluing, this adds strength to a joint.
So I shape a dome recess intothe missing section.
So I shape a dome recess intothe missing section.
Glue / Clamp and allow to dry.
Two more coats
The rag shows the colour being sprayed.
The rag shows the colour being sprayed.
Steam and align any misjoined pieces
Before I cut and fit a new piece of wood, I like to see the colour of the wood without any stains or lacquers, so lightly sand the surface until you are at raw wood stage.
Before I cut and fit a new piece of wood, I like to see the colour of the wood without any stains or lacquers, so lightly sand the surface until you are at raw wood stage.
Refit the pickguard, string it back up and job done.
