Here’s our newest effort at an Alaia board. We can’t find paulownia wood like
you’re supposed to use, so mahogany was the best substitute we could come up with (Hawaii’s not the best for wood selection I’m finding). Anyway, here’s the process we went through today.
Then we traced the outline:
Here’s the cut:
Here’s the rails after being planed:
Well, we’ve still got a lot of sanding left to make this guy smooth but the basic outline is there. I’d say we spent about four hours on it so far and have another two to finish it. Not bad.
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