The last few days i have been completing the arching in both the top plate as well as the maple back. Below are some photos.
The back plate is on my impromptu carving jig.
This is the ribs sitting on top of the back.
This is a view of the arching of the back. I made a number of arching templates based on the Amati poster. I also made a arching gauge to see how the arching looks and how even it is for lack of better words.
