OK, we are back to work now so its time to update our build photos:
Routing the rosette cavity in the top:
Cutting the Olive Wood 12 segment rosette:
Gluing the rosette into the pocket:
Excess glue mopped up:
Don't freak out if you see a gap around the rosette. ^ A super tight fit is not important in the step above since I will be cutting purfling channels around the rosette inner and outer perimeters [after] the glue has dried in this step of the process.
The top goes into the vacuum clamp frame. This applies even clamping pressure on the rosette to hold it in place while the glue dries:
