Bass Bar Installed and Rough Shaped

I was able to get the bass bar glued on and rough shaped out side of class time.

Bass Bar

I have started on the bass bar shape and have cleats glued down (not pictured yet) to keep location of the bass bar during the fitting process.

F-holes Finished

I have been working outside of class to try to get ahead, and it is starting to pay off. As a result, my f-holes are done ahead of schedule!

Graduations Complete

After much pain from blisters, my graduations are now finished.

F-holes Started

I cut the f-holes out before the graduations were completed so that the top still had some strength while using the coping saw. I unfortunately did not get a picture of this process.

Holes Drilled for first Graduations

I used a drill press to accurately drill to 4.5 mm in the top and 6 mm in the back.  This will indicate where the rough graduations will stop. After this, I will do a second drilling for the final graduations.

Finished with the Arches

 It took longer that expected, but the arching is now finished.

I used a contour gauge to trace the arches to see their shape more accurately.