I decided to go play with my f-holes tonight
I did the nightly spraying of the OSB girls and went to work on the other one
This top is almost 3/8" thick.I think it looks to thick through the f-holes
so I took the router and thinned it up around the holes
I think it just looks better,and when the binding is on it wont look so thick
I softened the routed part on the back with the sander and knocked off the fuzz on the inside of the f-holes
I think we are ready
Oh my this is fun.This binding I got from StewMac.It seems to be more brittle than the other stuff I have been using.You have to be real careful when you make the tight bend in the f-hole or it will kink.I went and stole mama's hair dryer to warm it up a bit.I decided just to do the tight part of the hole tonight and let it cure overnight.I tried to carry on but was scared I was going to pull the binding away from the wood if I tried to do it all at once.
I wasn't real sure if I should dye it first or bind it first.I think I will have better luck binding and trimming a bit first.Then I can clean up the glue seepage and then dye it.I am scared if I dye it first,I might end up sanding or scraping through the dye cleaning up the glue.Not sure but too late now