The Blank Finally Arrived!

Whew! It took a while, but my alder blank arrived in the mail today. It came as a two piece glued together, and should provide a nice sound.

I did notice a few hairline cracks along the grain on the edges. That was to be expected, so I ordered the blank 2" longer than I needed. I covered up the edges with a little mixture of wood glue and water to seal it up and prevent further crackage as the humidity of the air changes (advice of my father).

Pretty excited to get my drawing finalized and start cutting and routing!