Much excitement as my box of wood arrived from Alsaka. The company, Alaska Speciality Woods kindly included a magazine about Prince of Wales Island, where they are based - it looks very beautiful. Fishing appears to be the main pastime! I have given both sets of soundboards a tidy up with a plane.The first picture is the yellow cedar - destined for the mandola. It has a strong scent which is particlarly noticable whent its being planed. I quite like it, but my daughter reckons it smells horrible.
The other picture is the
sitka spruce for the cittern. The 'bearclaw' figure is quite light, but pretty nevertheless.The next job is to 'shoot' the boards (plane them square for joining).
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