Post #15 - Back bracing part 1

I caved in and used a moist towel to clean up the glue on the back.  Just to be safe, I clamped the back strip down again after the moist clean up and allowed it to dry before moving on. After the clean up it was time to mark the bracing locations. I used my template to mark the back brace locations.

Using a square, I scribe the saw lines.  Portions of the center strip are removed to accommodate the rear braces. The square is also used to guide the saw for cutting the center strip.  A little painters tape for protection.

Below you can see the portions of the center strip removed and cleaned with a chissel.  I finish the clean up with 120 paper.

Here are four back braces being dry fit.  I use shims on the side edges of the back to help maintain the radius when the braces are glued down.

Here are two braces being glued down.  Again the square was used to align the braces while clamping.  A bit of clean up for the glue squeeze out and then wait a bit for it to dry and switch to the other two braces.