Hemlock, bracing and ringshake

Dried hemlock billets

Hemlock- wacky split only left me with narrow boards

Roughed out soundboard bracing

Found a use for the hemlock I cut up and dried.  Made all the soundboard bracing for my guitar(s).

I split and then cut a few pieces to dry.  They were about 7% moisture content.  So I cut them down to length and split off a new side for proper orientation.  Used the little splitting froe I made, which worked well.  Then rough cut them on the band saw.

I think a plane and chisel sharpening marathon is right around the corner…