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Old 05-02-2017, 11:30 AM
Halcyon/Tinker Halcyon/Tinker is offline
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I think most of us level the rosette before cutting out the soundhole, which prevents your situation from happening.

As for binding and the rabbets thereof, it is good practice to...

1) rout off the top and back excess with a cut that is both shorter and thinner than your final binding target. (So you don't have to sand endgrain)

2) sand/scrape (we use a hard block with 60-100 grit depending on the wood) the sides dead flat before routing your channels. Most woods will have cupping and rippling after bending. If you don't sand the sides flat first, your router roller will follow the dips and swells, causing your bindings to vary in thickness...
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