here we are, ready to finish of the outer arching

starting to cut the channel

using both the gouge and plane for this, then followed by scrapers

at 32mm the arching is pretty high

apart from a few small chips here and there it is looking ok

purfling is NOT one of my good points, next time it will be better

measuring the stop at 405mm for the inner f-hole cuts

with the cardboard template, a few rulers, verneer calipers and a dividers we mark out the f-holes

the f-holes look quite even though the one on the treble side is a touch further inwards from the edge as this side is wider

from the side they slope downwards

now marking the inner edge at 10mm for the start of the rough graduations

using the drill press to drill depth holes at 8mm

of we go again on the bulk wood removal

this is a lot easier than the back but still hard work