End Graft

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

End grafts are the wood veneers that are placed at the bottom of the guitar where the two sides meet. They provide a nice visual aspect of the instrument and can hide any untidiness where the two sides meet.

A huge variety of different end grafts can be used however I chose to use a simple wedge shaped end graft as it is not too complex and is mainly self clamping due to its shape.

Instead of buying a veneer the same thickness as my guitar sides I decided to laminate some of the very thin wood veneers I had already. This worked okay however you have to make sure you get glue coverage otherwise it can result in splitting when planing down the edge and sanding.

A good video to consult on the subject is O'brien guitar's end graft video which details all of the processes involved.

I chose to edge the figured oak wedge with strips of the american black walnut veneer I had. Here is the finished article:
Note: the top of the end graft needs to be cut flush with the tops of the sides.
 

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