Herbert Ward wrote: > >Ribs are attached to a form to hold them together while >they're getting glued. Right? If so, then it must be >a bit of a trick to inject/insert the glue into the space >between the ribs and the form, since the ribs are supposed >to fit together without gaps. Maybe the form has holes >for this purpose?
The form can be built two ways. The first is a solid block shaped like the lute bowl. This is heavily waxed so glue from the ribs won't stick to it. The other way is to build individual stations along a central keel much the same way a plank on frame boat hull is built. Again the stations should be heavily waxed so glue won't stick to it. The only glue on the ribs should be along the really narrow edge that butts up against the really narrow edge of the rib next to it. So you're not really squeezing glue between the rib and the form. Instead you're brushing glue along the rib's edge before placing it against the next rib. >Please, no puns about "stick to your ribs". Oh, you're no fun. Regards, Craig ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
