Its not a big step, but a step forward nonetheless. In fact, the blocks are the first thing in the process that will actually be part of the finished violin (or at least part of them will be). I cut the upper, lower, and corner blocks out of spruce and glued them to the form. The grain runs straight out in the upper and lower blocks, and is angled out in the corner blocks. The blocks are initially 34mm deep, which is well over the final rib height and will be tapered after the linings are installed. The blocks are glued to the form with strips of paper in between to assist in removing them from the form later.
With the blocks attached, its time to heat up the bending iron and bend the c-bout ribs.
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