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(50) June 9, 2009
I use these templates to draw the shapes of the braces on the
quarters awn spruce.
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(51) June 9, 2009
The brace blanks are laid out for inspection.
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(52) June 9, 2009
Each brace blank has the bottom edge sanded so it fits the form
perfectly.
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(53) June 9, 2009
The holes are then drilled into the brace blanks.
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(54) June 9, 2009
Lots of holes.
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(55) June 9, 2009
I use the router table with a rasp bit to shape the brace blank into
the shape of an I-beam.
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(56) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(57) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(58) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(59) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(60) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(61) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(62) June 9, 2009
Cool art picture of a finished brace.
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(63) June 9, 2009
Now I dimension the back plate to 100 mills thickness using the drum
sander.
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(64) June 9, 2009
I use the band saw to cut out the back plate. I over size the
back plate by about 1/4 inch so I have a little margin when the back
gets glued on to the sides.
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(65) June 9, 2009
The back plate cut out.
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(66) June 9, 2009
I use a go box and sticks to force the brace and the back plate into
the back form.
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(67) June 9, 2009
I use lots of go sticks to make sure that the braces are firmly glued
into place.
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(68) June 9, 2009
A look at the back with the braces glued in place. The
contra-rosette and the center brace will be glued in later.
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(69) June 9, 2009
The rosette will have a center circle made from this burled maple.
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(70) June 9, 2009
The pieces I will use for the rosette and contra-rosette.
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(71) June 9, 2009
I use this circle cutting tool and the Dremel tool to cut a channel for
the rosette ring.
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(72) June 9, 2009
After the rosette ring is glued in place I sand it flush to the top.
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(73) June 9, 2009
A close up of the rosette ring.
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(74) June 9, 2009
Now I use the circle cutter to route a channel for the purfling strip.
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(75) June 9, 2009
Here I am gluing in the purfling.
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(76) June 9, 2009
After the purfling is glued in I sand everything flush with the top.
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(77) June 9, 2009
And once again I use the circle cutter to cut out the sound hole.
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(78) June 9, 2009
Here I am laying out the top braces for inspection.
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(79) June 9, 2009
The cross braces have a slot cut into them on the band saw.
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(80) June 9, 2009
A look at the cross brace intersection.
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(81) June 9, 2009
And here I am laying out the top braces getting ready to trim them to
match the sides.
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