Picking out the back, side, and neck woods and laying out the body design
![Choosing Wood 1 Choosing Wood 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Choosing-Wood-1-square-3662514f6645daa17c6761ac440acac6-5fbd286424abb.jpg)
![Choosing Wood 4 Choosing Wood 4](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Choosing-Wood-4-square-ac155573c29de6e7ef818dbfed7d59fb-5fbd28827dbb0.jpg)
![Choosing Wood 2 Choosing Wood 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Choosing-Wood-2-square-b9c6c0ee3bcda5308d19b58493f19018-5fbd28773f8a6.jpg)
Designing the custom rosette
Joining the back
![Joining the back 3 Joining the back 3](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Joining-the-back-3-square-42dc2154be24e369ca1b18c60e9e6582-5fbd2a78eb3ff.jpg)
![Joining the back 2 Joining the back 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Joining-the-back-2-square-ebd26959ff63fda64af844e35fa3be2d-5fbd2a60495ea.jpg)
![Joining the back 1 Joining the back 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Joining-the-back-1-square-86c935e4b27fbff3981fea6b49085279-5fbd2a47a5d46.jpg)
Preparing the neck blank and gluing the scarf joint and stacked heel
Bracing the back and soundboard
![Bracing 1 Bracing 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Bracing-1-square-ab877e87338041efea4daa0e44461130-5fbd2b82d8477.jpg)
![Bracing 2 Bracing 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Bracing-2-square-f8eea573c32794d6c3a4612fb73efdbc-5fbd2b9749901.jpg)
Sanding, preparing, and bending the sides
Installing the kerfing and radiusing the sides
![Kerfing 1 Kerfing 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Kerfing-1-square-b1eba51f49cc0657ef6a3e4555bb64df-5fbd2c10dddb1.jpg)
![Kerfing 2 Kerfing 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Kerfing-2-square-b7ade02cf9fded6d1dc852519a629c90-5fbd2c2b4812e.jpg)
Fitting the back and soundboard to the sides and installing the pick-up
![Back to Sides 1 Back to Sides 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Back-to-Sides-1.png)
![Back to Sides 2 Back to Sides 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Back-to-Sides-2.jpg)
![Back to Sides 3 Back to Sides 3](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Back-to-Sides-3.jpg)
![Back to Sides 4 Back to Sides 4](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Back-to-Sides-4.jpg)
Gluing on the soundboard and setting the proper neck angle
![Neck angle 1 Neck angle 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Neck-angle-1.jpg)
![Neck angle 2 Neck angle 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Neck-angle-2.jpg)
Mother of pearl headstock inlays and more neck work
![Inlays 1 Inlays 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Inlays-1-square-6996bc329094c8d8733ccbea287459e0-5fbd2d099e7cd.jpg)
![Inlays 2 Inlays 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Inlays-2-square-6a5c1cdfda60af21f9714e6bb46c70f6-5fbd2d1b03b0f.jpg)
![Inlays 3 Inlays 3](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Inlays-3-square-0d43562100dda106282b74ac7a936729-5fbd2d33995e1.jpg)
Fingerboard binding and inlays
![fingerboard fingerboard](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/fingerboard-square-01c2878f27b9597cb178ba6c41492018-5fbd2d783ad10.jpg)
Back attached and binding work
Neck shaping and fingerboard installation
Final sanding and tape up for finish
![Prep for Sanding Prep for Sanding](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Prep-for-Sanding-portrait-5c5086760a872b1068f536512d42b982-5fbd2e73743ed.jpg)
Setup
![Setup 1 Setup 1](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Setup-1.jpg)
![Setup 2 Setup 2](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Setup-2.jpg)
![Setup 3 Setup 3](http://collinsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Setup-3.jpg)