Attaching back braces
- Use block plane to round off back reinforcing strip, sand to get good finish
- Cut slots in back reinforcing strip using template to mark distances
- Saw through slightly and then use 6mm chisel to cut out
- Plane tops of back braces to an angle so that the top is 4mm wide, but the bottom retains its original width
- Glue the back braces in between the cut slots and use the go-bars to hold in till dry
- 2nd from bottom brace goes in first then check it is square with the reinforcing strip
- Put in the last 3 braces, measuring the distance between left and right sides with the first strip to ensure parallel
Front work
- Thicknessed the sound board to 2.5mm on the sander so that inlay is flush with top
- Cut sound hole using circle cutting jig. Gently at first and done from both sides till the circle can be pressed out of the hole.
