Final works on the sides before closing the box.
The main purpose here is to notch the kerfings in order to receive braced top and back.

Doing the purfling & binding is among one of my favorite task.

The visual aspect of the completed guitar is close enough.

The end is now very close, and the idea of hearing soon her voice is very exciting…

The neck and fingerboard are mostly the last steps prior to the finishing step.
The size and shape for that specific order was my usual ones for the Morency model.