Cutting to length

Today, the bars were cut to their final lengths.

Measuring from each side the length of the bar.

The improvised chop saw cutting table.

You DON'T want your fingers to be here when it's on!

Chop saw view, as seen as a bar.

If it looks like a marimba, it sure is a marimba...not yet :).

Every bar is now labeled with its dimensions and the pitch it will be tuned to. Oh, and did I forget to mention that the lengths were checked again?

The cross section shows the beautiful structure of this wood (African Padouk).

Next, the fabulous ARC will be cut into each bar. There are some calculations to do, and these, as well as the literature and instructions used, will be the topic of the next post(s).

Stay tuned!