Monthly Archives: January 2010

“The David” – gets a back

January 28, 2010 – 4:05 pm

The next step for “The David” is to make the back. We start with some quite nice Bosnian maple. We need to flatten the under side with a plane and then plane the edges which will be glued together. This joint needs to be perfectly flat along its entire length and square to the under-surface. [...]

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“The David” – finishing the rib assembly

January 12, 2010 – 8:26 am

The next step with the rib assembly is to install the linings. The linings provide additional strength to the ribs and also provide a larger gluing surface for the top and back. When completed the rib assembly will be quite flexible yet amazingly strong. To begin the process, I split pieces of straight-grained spruce and [...]

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