Soundboard Rosette

On to the soundboard. I glue the plates together in the same way as the back only I like to put some weight on top to stop them lifting in the center along the joint. Once dry the plate is thicknessed to the required size. This thickness varies on different soundboards as some boards are stiffer than others and different tonal characteristics are required in different guitars. I don't tend to measure board while thicknessing but feel the change in its response as the thickness and weight is reduced.
My rosettes are simple like all of my other detailing, they usually an extension of the purfling and are bounded. I have never really understood a rosette that has no relation to the purflings and feel that large overly complicated detail around the sound hole can detract the eye from the rest of the guitar, kind of like a black hole.
Cutting the ledges for the veneers and binding is done with a router on a pin, the most important thing is to cut slowly with a razor sharp cutter, I use a new cutter for every guitar.