My sanding stick worked well so yesterday I glued in the kerfed lining for the back edge of the rims.
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q..._WhI2c47BO_Gbj
Then I finally did a full glue up of the back braces.
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...NBR1svIbSv4EbF
Next step is to make a 60' radius sanding stick and sanding the top of the kerfed lining down on the top, then take the 15' radius sanding stick and repeat the process yet again for the back. Once that's done, it's a matter of notching the excess reinforcing strip on the back plate and notching the rims for the back braces. Then I'll be gluing on the back and "making a boat."
I'm waiting to do the top because I want to be able to clean away any glue squeeze out when I do the back plate glue up. I had to do a lot of it when I glued on the kerfed lining. I'm still learning about how much glue I need and erring on the side of excess. It's not wasteful; I'd have to pitch the bottle of Titebond in 5 months anyway.
After that. I focus on the top, starting with the rosette. The template I'm using for the top is actually the original top for this build that I thinned down too much but the routing for the rosette was perfect so I have something that I can use to dial in the circle cutter again.