I’m working on a new edition of “Candyshop,” and one of the features that I wanted to have was a giant rosette ring that spilled over the sides of the psaltery’s soundboard.

First, I had to cut out a giant disc. In this case, I used some musk burl veneer that had been laminated to another layer of burl veneer for stiffness and strength. The burl disc pictured to the left is about 7″ in diameter!

From there, I just had to cut a second hole on the inside to form a “doughnut” shape with the burl veneer. I was also planning on using a spare (non-standard) laser-cut rose pattern that I had on hand that sort of resembles a flower.

You can see a loose layout of both the giant rosette ring, and the rose on top of the Sitka Spruce soundboard. Note how the rosette ring hangs off the side of the soundboard: once the binding is in place, it will only be a partial circle.

I also later added some Purpleheart and Pink Ivory wooden dots in the wide open are between the rose and the edge of the rosette ring. (I don’t have a picture of this yet…)