Final polishing
Use Vienna Lime Powder and felt for final polishing.
Can also use fine pumice, but it is
dark and dirty.
Can also use Diatomaceous Earth.
Paint pegbox and insides of
F-holes black. Use a small brush for peg box and pointed stick for F-holes. Carefully wipe
excess while still wet.
Remove scrap piece from neck - carefully!
Clean
surfaces of any roughness.
Align finger board and nut, leaving a slight (<1 mm)
overhang on nut. Mark alignment of fingerboard at nut end.
Apply hide glue to both
surfaces of neck and fingerboard.
Slide and wiggle into place, checking alignment to
F-holes with straightedge. Clamp.
Apply glue to nut and neck, wiggle into place.
Ream peg holes to a consistent diameter. Turn pegs to fit.
Ream end-pin hole
and fit end pin flush.