Using a router at home was probably not the safest thing to do, so I moved to the studio of Philippe.

Routing the shape of the body together with Philippe.

Mirroring the body, reusing the mould.

On the work top, with clambs:

Teak is a strange type of wood: a messy job!

Et voila! A body for an electric upright bass.

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