Gluing the body

Basically, I followed the directions on makingtheviolin.com.I used the scroll clamps and kitchen glue pot from previous posts.

I only clamped the corners before starting to glue.


Here it is all set up next to the stove.




I dipped a brush in the hot water in the kettle to clean up excess glue and wiped with a paper towel.

That wasn't hard at all! Putting the top on wasn't hard either, although I had to use some pressure to counteract some asymmetrical bowing of the ribs, and the end result therefore was not an ideally even margin all the way around. It is annoying that my best effort is still imperfect.