Pointy Objects – Fingers Beware
May 21, 2021
Finished sharpening my chisels and gouges. Prepping for some purfling channel work. One of the most used tool(s) on a violin makers workbench are chisels
Finished sharpening my chisels and gouges. Prepping for some purfling channel work. One of the most used tool(s) on a violin makers workbench are chisels
The skeleton mold is a steady and true mold for me. I got the inspiration from Andrew Carruthers. After reading and researching his methods and
A few violins in the white are ready for varnishing. Things are getting serious. I love the look of future instruments just waiting to be
Used my new clamps on a new violin. Worked great. Look forward to using these again and again.
Another hand made object. This is right after gluing the cork to the wood blocks. Just need some cleanup and assembly.
One of my favorite stages. I assemble my instruments in the white to make sure everything is good before I varnish.
Making my own tools is super fun. This is my first pass at a handmade purfling channel marker. Working on tweaks so so I can
Using the scroll as an inspiration piece for the fingerboard work.
Doing some roughing out on the fingerboard. All that ebony dust gets everywhere; where a mask…