the ribs and back are now set and looking great

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here is my label and it would not be complete without my cat, Roxelle is the name of the cello

now I am ready for the belly

after more thinking it is time to shape the bass bar

a rough pencil line to start carving away

the palm plane gets used a lot and it is great for quick wood removal

after the bulk is removed it is time to switch to the finger plane

now time to record the dimensions

after tuning the bar I have a mode 5 tap tone of C# plus 20 cents

using the finger plane to bevel the lower edge of the plate

a little message for the person who may open my cello in the years to come

setting up the belly in preperation to glue it on

looking great so it is time to start gluing

only the upper bout and end block left until done

the belly is now glued on and it is just so exciting!