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Ok.... making some progress. One thing is my lack of tools here - getting majorly slowed down on occation simply for not having some very very basic stuff--- but that never stopped me before, so I keep pushing onward. After getting the blocks made and temp.-mounted -- I sat and looked at it and it j...

ok - got the very basic rough 'rib blocks' done today.

weather is amazing

piece by peace, something is starting to take shape.

...this is definitely and very literally a backyard build :lol: ....great weather for it too! I have some severe limitations in tools.... so I rigged up my circular hand saw into a make-shift small table-saw, and sawed up the ribs which will be the rounded back..... worked perfectly ! http://www.edw...

yes you guys are right.... I already had the soundboard collapse on RAGMAKAMTAR #1 because of tine kerfings. You are right it won't be difficult to put them in.

yes, strangely ouds never use kerfing, but this perhaps has something to do with that it is nylon string and has less pull than steel. Ok, yes I hear you about flat-rift sawn... yes, of course I will use near-perfectly quartered wood for the top. In the foto it looks flat sawn but that is actually t...

some more and more fine drawings....

Hi Dave Thanks for your comments and help. What do you know about KHAYA wood? This will be a prototype instrument so I am only concerned with sound and playability. The KHAYA looks very consistent and is SUPER light. I figure that soundboard purflings make the soundboard to ribs gluing more weak. Th...

thanks guys! i well remember Dennis one of the first pieces of advice you gave me a more than 2 years ago... you said plan plan plan before building--- that's what i'm doing this time. Drawing each and every corner in detail, and making absolutely sure I have a well thought out plan for every proces...