The board from which I cut the walnut sides which are the subject of then earlier discussion, had a knot area on one side. I could get the longer sides from below the knot which is one reason I bought the board. Just enough dimension to get baritone back and sides out of the board. Still, that knot area had a really wild grain around it, so I sawed it up into thinner slabs just like the sides. Looked good, so I book-matched two halves together which gives enough size to make the headplate for this instrument. Could not resist putting a first coat of sealer on to see what it will look like. Waste no want not.
