Building new backplates for resonators — Three Padauk and one Honduran Rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii). Finished out two quarter-sawn Maple double-sided resonators for upcoming piece for The Living Earth Show.
Padding shellac varnish — an alcohol based natural finish. After many layers are applied, a beautiful depth in flaming develops. Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug on trees in the forests of India and Thailand.