Hi Andrew, the weather just hasn't been cooperating. It is vital to have the humidity right when doing the bracing and closing the box. Last week we had one good day and I was able to do the bracing on one guitar but unfortunately not quite long enough to close the box. It will get better soon. I got those rosettes from China on eBay. One seller was pricing them way below other sellers when you buy 10 at a time. I think they worked out to be about $6 each which is very good for a wooden rosette. At the time, someone was selling the same ones for $40 each in Australia.
@@craigwilliams6145 I visited a Luthier in Ballarat decades ago and he had a small cabinet with those old incandescent light bulbs to store his timber in. Does that make a difference or is it still an issue in the time it takes to work on it?
I keep my backs and tops that I am working on in a garbage bag with a Humidi-Pak when the weather is not favorable so that I can limit the amount of bending and warping that may occur. I guess that is the same thing that your luthier was doing, I'm just incorporating newer technologies. If I don't do this, then I may have to wait half a day or so to acclimatize before I can work on them again.
Hi. I used to make them myself, but these days there is a much better variety available on eBay from China. When I bought those rosettes, the bulk cost was about $6-7 each and they are of very good quality. When I cut the channel, I use about a 3-4mm bit and start in about the middle of the rosette channel at about 0.5mm depth. I then move cautiously outward until the outside of the rosette fits snuggly into the channel. Once that's done, I move towards the inner boundary of the rosette until the rosette fits nicely. Then I make several passes over the whole channel until I achieve the right depth. I may do a more detailed video when I do my great nephews' soundboard which will be coming up soon. Remember. just take your time.
@@craigwilliams6145 Thks for the tip. They definitely look pretty good! To cut it, I remember that I use to route, let's say clockwise on the left part of the soundboard, and anticlockwise on the right, to go with the grain and avoid any chip.
