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Cutting f-holes sound holes on a hardanger fiddle

This is how I cut them:

After roughly carving the top, I drill the four holes. The small ones from the outside, and the big ones from the inside. Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Then I fully shape the arching, but the f-holes sound holes are still only rough
Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Carving out the inside
Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

To start opening the holes, I saw it. Then uses knives.
Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes

Hardangerfiddle f-holes sound holes