17.
Once you have planned your joint, you can apply glue to the
groove and use lots of masking tape to hold the binding in place
until dry (fig 33j). Be sure to pull the binding fully into the slot as
you tape it.
HINT: Think of the tape as being somewhat elastic (even though
it isn’t). That helps you use a pulling action as you install it.
Fig 33j
Cut binding to fit the next section of the guitar (fig 33k). Glue and
tape it as before.
When you get to the heel end of the top (soundboard), you can
leave the trim a little short because it will be covered (hidden) by
the neck and fingerboard (fig 33-l).
Fig 33k
Fig 33-l
The back binding is easier to install in a different sequence. It
is best to install one long piece of binding for the heel end just
as you do for the tail end (fig 33m). Notice that the binding at
heel end of the back will not be covered when you install the
neck, so you don’t want any gaps in the back binding.
Then you can fit the two side bindings in place last around
the back side.
Fig 33m
Once the binding is installed and dry, remove all the tape, being careful to
avoid lifting the grain of the spruce soundboard.
HINT: Pull slowly, and
if you see any damage starting, pull in the other direction from the
opposite end of the tape.
When the tape is all off, do some sanding to eliminate all glue residue
around the instrument. The tape has a nasty tendency to smear excess
glue over wide areas, but it is relatively easy to sand off with medium
(100-150 grit) sandpaper.
We even use a hand orbital sander for some of this work (fig 33n), though
you need to be careful not to sand too deeply when you use power equip-
ment.
Fig 33n
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