Monthly Archives: January 2012

Making and Mastering Wood Planes — The Movie UPDATE

Posted on January 24, 2012 by David Finck

“Making and Mastering Wood Planes” in HD video format is just about ready for release!  The production company, Agricola Media has done a masterful job of  putting the video together.  It’s running about 4 hours and 40 minutes on 2 … Continue reading →

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Horsehair and Wood: Re-hairing a Violin Bow

Posted on January 16, 2012 by David Finck

The idea for producing musical sounds using a bow fitted with horsehair is thought to go back at least a thousand years to the nomadic horse cultures of Central Asia, while the modern violin bow was perfected in the mid-to-late … Continue reading →

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Guitar 26: 5th Installment

Posted on January 1, 2012 by David Finck

Happy New Year to  you!   Well, it’s back to guitar work and time to get the back and top glued to the sides. I stabilized the sides in the form with turnbuckle spreaders while planing the linings flush to the … Continue reading →

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