Thanks Cotton and everyone for your comments!
I chose a Sitka top for this guitar.
I'm seeing a lot of "tile type" rosettes lately so I thought I'd take a crack at one with a little twist of my own. This is two different colors of Cocobolo and Ebony.
This hole cutter contraption which seems to work best for me cutting out smooth soundholes.
I try to put aside a full day for cutting top braces and voicing the soundboard.
All tops are started at a target deflection under a standard weight. Voicing the guitar is a slow process and involves going for the ring I want and chasing away all the tight sounding spots.
Thanks for viewing!
Mark