Here is the beginning of the construction of an eleven ribbed lute bowl in maple. It begins life as a thin slat of wood that is carefully planed down and then bent to the shape of the wooden mould. The ribs are fitted one by one trimming and refining until all the edges meet cleanly for a fit that conforms to the shape of the mould and the rib next to it. The bowl has an ugly look now, very unrefined with glue on it and untrimmed edges on the front; that will all be cleaned up later.