A new side for little Martin
This poor little guy was mauled in a SUI (Sitting down While Intoxicated) Accident.
The best repair strategy was to replace the entire shattered side.

After removing the neck, the entire side is stripped off the kerfing, and new reinforcing struts are inlaid into the kerfing.

Another view of the removed
side and the reinforcing strut "ladder".

The new side is bent based on a template made from the undamaged side.

After bending and fitting, the side is glued on and the guitar placed into a mold made from the exact profile-this ensures exact fit.

O-Style in Bondage!

The original finish is visible on the back. Dry, glue, dry...

And the top side.The mold solved the problem of unequal pressure that clamps would have provided.

The completed body, ready for staining and finishing.

The repaired, stained, and finished side.

Another view.