Viola: Jigs, Cutting Front & Sanding Concave Side

[rchevalier]

I'm finished with the front now. ^.^ Later today I'll be working with one of the supervisors to pick out what wood to use for the back and to fix the bandsaw (which I don't want ripping out my throat while I'm cutting the back out.) There's still a bunch of pics on my camera, including the ones of the break... I'll do halfish now, halfish later,

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[thegracenotes]

oh, kept forgetting to ask you. whynot/are you making a wholepiece back?

[rchevalier]

Because my board isn't quite big enough for it. Wholepiece backs are in the minority anyway... most of the books I've read said that though it's nice to have a wholepiece, it's not as important as the quality of the wood, and getting larger pieces increases the likelihood of crooked grain etc. *shrug*

[thegracenotes]

Just wondered- but yes, about the minority. Sometimes it does make a slight difference/ tone/resonance and the instrument is usually lighter with a one-piece, but that said, I laid mine to temporary rest about...two years ago for another that had better tone IMHO but two piece so. :p bleh.

[rchevalier]

*nod* Most of the quality is in craftmanship. Which is mine is going to be awful no matter how good of wood I use.