Iliawe
Soundboard braced
SOUNDBOARD 1. This is a composite picture showing both the top and bottom of the soundboard. The soundboard is made of thin planks of sitka spruce that were thinned to about 3mm and then planed on the edges so they could be glued together. I then planed and sanded the top as even as I could. The good makers I'm told prefer to plane and frown on sanding, but after taking the surface progressively down to #400 I am really happy with the way it looks. The bridge has been glued on the topside with urea-formaldehyde, and the ribs and riblets to the bottom side with Titebond original.
Soundboard braced
SOUNDBOARD 1. This is a composite picture showing both the top and bottom of the soundboard. The soundboard is made of thin planks of sitka spruce that were thinned to about 3mm and then planed on the edges so they could be glued together. I then planed and sanded the top as even as I could. The good makers I'm told prefer to plane and frown on sanding, but after taking the surface progressively down to #400 I am really happy with the way it looks. The bridge has been glued on the topside with urea-formaldehyde, and the ribs and riblets to the bottom side with Titebond original.