As has become the standard on my guitars, this guitar will have a radial rosette. At the client's request, it'll be a bit wider than my standard- nothing absurd though.
I was able to use the cut offs of the back to make the tiles for the rosette. This ensures a perfect color match.
And now a glimpse at the new top (carpathian) with the rosette and purfling installed:
Cutting circles seems like a pretty straight forward task. In reality, it requires some precision- at least to get the type of tight fitting, accurate cuts I've come to expect from my tools. So I upgrade my circle cutter recently. It was easy. It just required me to do multiple prototypes, buy a milling machine, and learn how to mill metal. But hey, now I can dial in my cut to the thousandth. The jig works with 3 different trimmers and 5 different bases. I think that should cover everything I'll need.
A nice, simple sound port- just the way I like 'em:
