Dad and I built two dreadnought molds back in 2003, soon after completing the 001 Jumbo. For the last 15 years, there have been two sets of walnut sides just sitting in them waiting to come to life. To start the process of building these guitars, I needed to make some braces to go inside the mold to press the sides in the curves of the form. This will allow to trim the two sides to the proper length to then join them with head and heel blocks. I used a template to mark the curves and then cut it out of 3/4 in MDF on the bandsaw (2 pieces for each side). The 2 pieces of each side are joined with a piece of oak in the middle. I threaded rod is then placed between the two sides and pushed apart with a nut and wing nut.
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