Well, these mandolins seem to be looking worse and worse all the time. That seems to be going in the wrong direction, as better and better would be the right direction, yes?
Well, not really.
When gluing something one must use enough glue to hold whatever you are gluing. To know for certain that enough glue has been used, glue must be squeezed out of the joint when the clamps are applied.
This makes a mess. The mess then must be cleaned up to look somewhat presentable, Remember sanding?
These little sound port surrounds and the main sound hole surround should look very cool when done, but we will have to wait to see. More sanding, and of course there is a football game today...