and continuing on, final tweaks to top bracing, preparing top for gluing in mold with clamps applying light even pressure with wing nuts and wooden blocks till slight amount of excess glue oozes out. Remove from mold final inspections and Phil fine tuned the top with the mini plane, sand top with orbital sander, use the hand router to cut top channel for bindings and set up special jig for the back binding channel to compensate for the curve in the back, the sound box is starting to look the part now.