QUARTERSMITH WOOD ART
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These two images show the set up for bracing the top.

Bracing glued to top -
(notice the bottom center tone bar is 90 degrees off)

Carving down the braces.

You can see the scallops in this view.

These two images show how I placed the clamps
while gluing the center brace to the back.

Laying out the cross bracing on the back to cut the center brace.

Cross braces cut to fit.

Gluing down the braces. The jig that is being clamped to, has a 25'
radius to curve the back. I taped sandpaper to the same jig to shape
the back braces before gluing them down.

Scalloped cross braces. The braces actually reach the edges
of the back which is shown slightly larger than finished.

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