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Making and Mastering Wood Planes — The Movie UPDATE
“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
Horsehair and Wood: Re-hairing a Violin Bow
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
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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Movie Box – the sequel
The box does not hold movies, the originals, as mentioned in the last post, were commissioned for the 2007 movie Nights in Rodanthe where they held keepsakes and love letters. This box was commissioned by a very thoughtful guy for his … Continue reading
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Back to the Movies
A few posts back I mentioned that the last thing I had to do with the movies was with Nights in Rodanthe. That movie, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, came out about 4 years ago. Ms. Lane is portrayed … Continue reading
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Keynote
There are precious few sources for truly well-crafted furniture hardware that I am aware of. The Brusso line has been around for a good while now and they do a nice job with their knife hinges. However, if you want … Continue reading
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Guitar 26 – 4th installment
Some preliminary shaping with plane, spokeshave, and chisel after gluing a few braces to the top. The pattern is based on the standard Martin-style configuration. The last of the braces is glued on. The hole in the brace provides access … Continue reading
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Guitar 26 — 3rd Installment
The rosette has been inlaid into the spruce top: Preparing back braces. This simple router jig dimensions the ends of the braces for easier fitting into the lining pockets and creates initial shaping. I curve the bottom sides by hand … Continue reading
Guitar 26 — Second Installment
The guitar is progressing again. The heel block has been shaped and glued in place: Add on the tail block and start with the lining: Last strip of lining gets glued on: Onto the rosette. I’m making this one from … Continue reading
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Making and Mastering Wood Planes — the movie
No, I am not going Hollywood again (last time I had something to do with the movies it was actually in Wilmington, NC for Nights in Rodanthe). This time I am shooting in my own shop. I spent the last … Continue reading
