I have finally glued the two halves of the soundboard edgewise, meanwhile offering up – as Dad used to say – a wee little bitty prayer. The aim is to create a seamless seam, which is impossible: the seamless seam in the photos is the best I can do, for now, and in certain lights looks to be entirely acceptable.
Other lights, of course, paint a different picture – but I can always invoke my default philosophy: celebrate the imperfections, as inspired by traditional Wabi Sabi.
My next task is to shape the soundboard, and thereafter plane/scrape the thicknesses down to those measurements indicated on the perspex template. It’s going to be an interesting exercise; I have an idea I am headed for yet another ‘learning curve’….
Oy veh! as they say in Brooklyn — I hope you are writing an extensive journal recording all the learnings of this journey — which would be a work in itself.
Thanks Geoff. It’s a good thought. I’ll see how much energy I have after Lute number One….
Another big step Chris, cutting out this crucial piece – and I couldn’t see the join.
Perhaps your Boatshed posts are the perfect journal already, recorded ad lib as you work.
Greetings Lucy. It may be Sam chose a flattering light for the photo!
A common refrain of the maker: what seems simple from afar gets difficult close-up….
The join looks good in its invisibility but maybe one or two coats of shellac would hide it, and seal it, even more. Is that in the plan?
Thanks Richard. Yes, I will be applying shellac before and after I cut/carve the rose decoration.
I’ve seen the finished product in real life, and I say “what seam?”
Well, that is kind of you Ian. Maybe I have thought about and looked at that seam too long. At any rate, it is what it is – I move on….