Pictured above/left is my latest creation for rosette designs. I’ll have to give God the credit for this one: I was just sitting in bed one morning, and literally out of the blue an idea hit me for a new rosette design. I thought, “wow, that would probably work out great!” Thank you, Lord.

Anyhow, what it is is a 3D funnel shaped design that is inlaid flush with the soundboard and sinks about halfway into the psaltery’s body. As for the actual technique used, it is very similar to that of turning a segmented bowl, only on a smaller scale, and without a bottom. The woods used were Hard Maple and Purpleheart.

Now, I know it sort of ruins the effect and the mystique if I show how it’s done, but oh well… Here are some shots of the progress of the rosette as it was being made:

Gluing the blank	Resawed into layers
Reglued, mounted, and turned	Inlaid into soundboard