The Indian Rosewood Ribs are
thicknessed to 1.8mm. Final thicknessing is done using a block plane.
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As the ribs are bent they are
fitted to the mold |
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The rib bent and ready for gluing to the top and bottom block
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The back is thicknessed and
jointed useing wedges to clamp the two halves. |
| The ribs are now glued to the
block and the back plate ready for final thicknessing before the braces
are applied |
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The Cedar top is prepared in
the same way as the back |
| The Rosette is assembled ready
to be inlayed into the top |
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The jointed soundboard is
planed to a uniform thickness before the outline is marked and cut
and the rosette can be inlayed. |
| The rosette channel is cut
using a router as a circle cutter |
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The rosette can then be inlayed
in to the top. |
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More to follow |
