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Finishing & Assembly

Finish protects the wood, and glue holds it together. Both are unforgiving of haste: a bad glue joint fails under string tension, and a bad finish has to be stripped back to bare wood to be fixed.

What this category coversLacquer, French polish, sanding sealer, glue and clamps — sealing the wood and holding the instrument together.
A spray can of nitrocellulose lacquer

Nitrocellulose lacquer

The traditional finish: thin, clear, and easy to repair.

Finishing & AssemblyFinish
A polishing pad and a bottle of shellac for French polish

French polish

A shellac film applied by hand, one thin layer at a time.

Finishing & AssemblyFinish
A tin of sanding sealer for the first coat

Sanding sealer

The first coat that stops the wood drinking the finish.

Finishing & AssemblyFinish
A bottle of glue with an applicator nozzle

Glue

Three glues, three jobs, and none of them interchangeable.

Finishing & AssemblyAdhesive
A deep-throat clamp for guitar assembly

Clamps

Enough of them, and enough reach.

Finishing & AssemblyJig