Now that I have the application technique the other half went quickly. I did leave a glue gap where the two binding strips meet at both ends because I needed to trim off the overlap and make the joint as seemless as possible. The recommended joint for this is called a scarf joint because if done correctly it leaves the least visible line. I have done lots of mitre joints and lots of butt joints but never a scarf joint but how hard can it be?
Well, its not hard at all but if you lose concentration you just might catch your blade (I was using a mat knife) on the center strip and pull a chunk out like I did. I am in denial, I can believe I did this. Crap, another flaw, but maybe with patience and a little craft I can make it fairly invisible.
I pulled the chunk out and continued fitting and cleaning up the joints, again not difficult but a lot of trial and error to create a nice tight joint. Here we are with the scarf joint completed at both ends and the damaged center strip repaired.
Here's a close up of the repair job. Its still wet from wiping off the glue in this picture but I'm hopeful that when it dries and I sand and fill a little it will look ok.
And while I've only done a token amount of scraping and clean up I think this will look nice when its finished:
This is the last step for the back until clean up and finish. Next I install the purfling and binding on the top and then I can actually start working on the neck
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