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Old 03-01-2012, 03:13 PM
Michael Watts Michael Watts is offline
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Originally Posted by steveh View Post
Thanks for the very kind words guys; sorry not to upload this sooner, but I am rammed at work. I like a "tease" but know how irritating it can get if it goes on for days.

Anyway, lets get the back glued up, sap in the centre:



Then smooth it down with those sharp thingies luthiers use:



Right. What about two backstrips?!



Glue 'em in...



Job done!



So now I've got both - a backstrip and sap right across. What a nice little detail.

The guy is a genius.

Cheers,
Steve
That is a lovely bit of detail there!
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