Belly

 

So, I used my new DIY dremel jig and it all went very smoothly. I took a couple of passes with a 1mm spiral upcut bit and then widened the channel by adjusting the jig. I glued in the rosette with zap-a-gap super glue and scraped it flat. I have found that sandpaper can drive dust (in this case walnut and dyed maple) into the pale belly wood and make it look a bit messy.

Finally, I used the jig again to cut out the soundhole. Next for the belly will be fitting some braces - I am winging it on the placement for these, so we will have to see how it goes...