Stew Mac and LMII sell pre cut/shaped linings for a few bucks a piece, but me being the type of person I am, decided to hell with that nonsense. Tom is a very close, longtime friend, and he wanted something truly original and hand made. So I decided to go ahead and cut hundreds of notches by hand out of loyalty and nothing better to do.
It took awhile, but I really take pride in my work, and try to do as much by hand as possible. After cutting a 36" long 1/4" poplar dowel, I broke it into a few pieces and started gluing it in. For those of you who like to poke fun at my excessive use of clamps...you're gonna love this...
Bought a 50 pack of clothespins at the dollar store after seeing someone use this method on a full sized acoustic build. Not sure if this is the proper method, but it works great.
I may or may not decide to do the other half tonight. Most likely I'll do it tomorrow.
