violin

Long holes boring

February 20, 2018

8-Minute Read

Tapered Reamers

February 13, 2018

11-Minute Read

Viola Charles IX

November 19, 2014

3-Minute Read

Here is a work freely inspired by a viola from the famous “Charles IX” series from Andrea Amati. It can be seen in the Ashmolean Museum collection, in Oxford. This viola is dated 1574.

Thickness Punch

November 4, 2014

2-Minute Read

Here is a tool not so common, originally designed for instrument making, but that can also be used for any kind of precise woodworking.

Purfling chisel

September 28, 2014

1-Minute Read

Here is a simple way to make a little chisel that aim at carving a groove for purfling inlaying.

Toothed blades

August 24, 2014

2-Minute Read

Highly figured woods like curly maple or some burled woods are very difficult to work.

Thumb planes

August 24, 2014

1-Minute Read

My personal build of thumb planes.
Funny enough, thumb plane translates “rabeau noisette” in French, which means hazelnut plane.

A two handed gouge

July 17, 2014

2-Minute Read

For rough carving the top or back of a violin, or any other archtop instrument like the mandolin or jazz guitar, there are several possible methods. The fans of power tools may use a rooter to do so, but the true amateur of the “wood feeling” will by far prefer to use the gouge.