building an acoustic

[Dro0]

How hard do you reccon it is to build an acoustic guitar from scratch exept for the fret board and the bridge??
Me and my father are both a bit experienced in woodwork its a sort of hobby of my dad's but friends think its impossible to get it to sound any good :( .They say its like asking a guy who knows how to weld to build a car from scratch :eek:
what you guys think?????

[Keith]

Ive built electric solid bodies, but alot goes into accoustic.
I would do some research on the types of woods used, and what you will need to do this.nothing is impossible if you have the right tools.
http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/agb/

[DrewCarter]

my dad is a talented woodworker, kitchens cabinets etc.
he build a bueatiful acoustic from scracth neck fingerboard everything bent cut inlayed all by hand on the first guitar he ever built,
wana know where he learned?
a book called
guitarmaking tradition and technology, he read it page by page and did it step by step and what a nice playing and sounding guitar
alot of what it will sound like come sfrom what wood s u use
i wood suggest a bookmatched sitka spruce top with quatersawn mahogany sides and back

also check out
www.warmoth.com

[wazman]

You can buy acoustic kits from places like Stewart McDonald (www.stewmac.com) - that might be a good way to try it and see how you like it without spending a lot of time and money up front.

[Dro0]

The sites are really helpfull thanks to all :). Most of the tool shown here http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/agb/ i already have or know people who do so i dont think those will be a problem. The body construction looks more demanding than i thought though :( . I'll give it a go and see how it comes hope fully it will work out ok.
thanks again to all.