Acoustic Guitar Construction

Fantastic. Thanks Ken, makes perfect sense. What would you recommend the best way to knock down that ridge/edge of finish after the patch is lifted?

Greetings from South Central Penna., first time poster here and I hope I'm doing this right. I'm finishing my first guitar and I'm having some confusion regarding gluing the bridge to the top and was hoping for some guidance. Martin finishes the whole body then hogs the finish off with a router, und...