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A little fitting - 23 May

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This morning I had a meeting with my accountant and we closed the books and did the tax declaration. Things are going well in the business which is gratifying. It's especially good to be able to leave the repairs to my assistant so I can focus on the build. Next week I need to take a bit of time for other work, which is a little frustrating. All I want to do is build. Also today we celebrated Stephanie's new job with workshop pizza.  After that I worked on the fit of the ribs to the top. I may point glue this next week to ensure a more stable structure for fitting the back later, which will be bent at the break, eventually.

More rough shaping - 22 May

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I finished rough shaping the back with the rotary plane. Worked a bit on the rib details and rough cut the top. It looks a bit chunky. 

Rough shaping the back - 21 May

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The linings turned out nicely, and I started rough shaping the back. A lovely little figure popped out in the wood.

Linings - 20 May

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Glued in rib linings for the top. I like that we have so many clamps. It was also easy to get counter forms made when we did the CNC and that helped.

Lining the ribs with silk - 19 May

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Today I trimmed and leveled out the ribs and then lined them with silk. This is to keep them strong while staying light. They are only 2mm thick. 

All ribs now glued - 16 May

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 Very nice to have the rib garland in place by the week's end. I think everything has work. So many different clamping solutions. You can't see the bass for clamps.

Bottom ribs - 15 May

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 Bottom ribs, roughly bent. Didn't have time to glue And a maple and walnut spiral. .