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Dreadnought Guitar Kit
Assembly instructions
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IN THIS ARTICLE
• Recommended parts and tools
• Braces and side assembly
• Routing and binding
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• Finishing
• Final assembly and setup
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You are about to build a truly great guitar! We designed this acoustic kit with the small shop builder and a modest tool budget in mind, with the exception of a few specialty guitar making tools.
Please read these instructions before building your guitar. They were written to include all variations of our Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Kit. Options include dovetail or bolt-on neck, and back and side woods of either mahogany or rosewood.
Throughout the assembly of the kit you'll need a flat workboard of 3/4" plywood approximately 24" long and 20" wide, big enough for your guitar's body assembly.
RECOMMENDED TOOLS AND SUPPLIES
This list is also provided in the PDF download, above.
The following tools and supplies are recommended to assemble your kit. Though all of these tools aren't necessary to build your kit, they make many assembly steps easier and more professional. Tools available here at Stewart-MacDonald are linked for more information.
Special lutherie tools
Common tools and supplies
Tools for Binding Installation
You have a couple of different options to choose from depending on the tools you already own. If you plan on using a laminate trimmer or router for binding channels, we suggest our Binding Router Bit Set. It is our preferred method. If you plan on routing your binding channels with a Dremel tool, our Precision Router Set ships with everything you will need.
Finishing Materials
(for aerosol nitrocellulose lacquer finish)
Sandpaper/Finishing Paper
ColorTone Concentrated Liquid Stain — Tobacco Brown and Red Mahogany
Grain Filler
Foam Polishing Pads (2 or 3) and electric hand drill
Naphtha solvent
Clean cotton gloves
Paint stripper
Masking supplies: brown paper, masking tape, cardboard and rubber balloon (or newspaper) for soundhole
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Dreadnought Guitar Kit
Tools for Building the Dreadnought Guitar Kit
Clamps for Building an Acoustic Guitar Kit
Waverly Guitar Tuners with Butterbean Knobs, for Solid Pegheads
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