Made some good progress on the binding and end-graft today. Started by gluing up then thicknessing the binding strips...
Once the strips were ready and I had made my initial binding cut, I started in on the end-graft. I want the center section to be a solid piece with no visible joint, so I cut a slot and fit in a piece of maple...
Next I chiseled out the first "V" part of my design. One of the biggest challenges in this process is figuring out the best order to do everything! Hopefully I'm on the right track...
Then fit in the rosewood and maple strips...
And that's where I decided to leave it at the end of a long day! A whole lot more chiseling and mitering tomorrow...
Mike