Joining the sides, neck block and tail block

Though my sides were slightly warped from the bending they would be moulded into shape by the inner former later on so it wasn't a major worry to me.

Joining the sides together was an easy job. In this picture we can see Tony's guiding hands holding the glued neck block just before I apply the g-clamps. Though the edges of the sides did not match up perfectly, it was alright as a small piece of binding will be inserted there on the guitars anyway. Regarding the top and back of the sides, I spent a while with the block plane trying to get these level.