How to make a solera - an acoustic guitar body mould

In this video we're making a solera - mould for an acoustic guitar body.

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00:00 Intro
00:11 Cutting out the main template of the solera sides
00:38 Transferring solera template to the plywood
00:47 Making the base of the solera
01:10 Preparing the solera base for routing
02:11 Routing the solera base
02:27 Drilling the bolt holes in the solera base
02:51 Building up the height of the solera sides
03:42 Routing of the removable layer of the solera sides
04:58 Drilling the bolt holes in the solera sides
06:00 Separating the removable layer
06:54 Solera assembling
08:08 Toggle latch installation
10:40 T nut installation
10:53 Arch on the surface of the solera base
11:06 Solera is ready