Side struts

I also glue the side struts to enhances the rigidity of the sides.
I have 5 on each side, 2 of them is there to support the UTB and LTB, and 3 more for the lower bout.
Well it's a bit overkill but after gluing the sides feels rigid.

Gluing the UTB and LTB support

HHG dried pretty fast so after sometime I didn't have to clamp the main body of the strut

Notching the kerfed lining of the top.

The side struts will sit into the notched lining.

Chamfer the ends of the struts

Rounding off with 1/2 round file.

All glued, looking good.

All the side struts done

When I was doing the notches in the reversed kerfed lining for the back, I made a terrible mistake.
I use the vanguard sheet to mark the position of the side struts
But I made a mistake the vanguard is outside the sides..
Due to the side curvature when transfer the markings to the linear lining, there is a position misplacement.
The notches are further apart...
Argh.. when fitted the lining only then I realise it... now I have wasted a good piece of lining material...

Marking the position of the side struts. This is a mistake, the vanguard sheet should be inside not outside of the sides.
The curvature will cause enough discrepancy when notching..

Chiseling the notches

Test fitting... the notches doesn't fit....
Now gotta think what to do...

I discard that lining as there were too many notches in there.
But it didn't go wasted, I use is as reference for the notching correctly the next lining.
I used it for both sides and managed to get it done accurately.
The vanguard sheet on the inner circle also didn't work properly as there as some thickness in the side struts (2.5mm) which is enough to make the discrepancy.
This was why I used the 1st trial lining for reference.
It is able to go over the side struts and thus be able to mark the position accurately.

I use the vanguard sheet to mark the position but this wasn't accurate either due to the thickness of the side struts.

Lining notched correctly and made wet and clamped to place.

The shape is form ready gluing.

Lining glued.
Have to worked fast as HHG gels pretty fast.
I used my hairdryer to heat it up a little.
When gluing I leave the lining abit proud of the sides to be shave away later and cater for the arc in the back.
The back is not perpendicular to the sides at the edges

The lower bout done.

Waist region

Upper bout

Glue the other side

Done.