These two are the designs I am using for 2022. There will be five made. I do commissions if you want to reserve …
Yes, per usual there are violins on the work bench. The main difference is the banjo neck. I don’t do much instrument work …
It’s so cool to experience the tonal changes that occur when shaping a fitted bass bar. It’s kinda magical to hear the variances. …
Then they come to a screeching halt. I get so focused on cutting the arches and hollowing I forget I still have to do …
I’ve learned I prefer to have more checkpoints and pass each of them instead of going too far and then having to go way back. …
Someone designed and cut me a brass hammer head based on a suggestion. Yes! What a turn out. An old wood wheel spoke, …
I have my own style of scrolls. I feel like my style is more Brescian and less Cremona. I want my scrolls to …
Every time I work on f holes I have to sit back and stare at them. I work on my f-holes in about three …
I was showing off some old pics of my violin making journey and this one really stood out. I remember when these violins were …
Thousands and thousands of little wood shavings. Every now and then I have to stop to look at the shavings. This stuff makes great wood …
The question “what varnish should I use” and “what is the best to finish a stringed instrument” is impossible to answer correctly. Every maker …
I finished preparing violin ribs by shaving maple wood down to 1.2 mm thick. Learning to thinning wood to a veneer thickness with hand tools …
It’s official. I now have an online shop at Etsy. As of now, you can contact me directly and procure locally with a private …
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 …