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Making the Purfling thomas

I left off last week having started the channels for the purfling. Upon review I was told they weren’t deep enough and so I spent much of this week going over my work. Fractions of a millimeter can make a big difference in violinmaking. Also last week, Mr. Vartanian asked me not to cut the [...]

Cutting the Purfling Channel thomas

Violinmaking is a lot of fun for me but it is also a lot of tedious work. This week (and the next few to follow) covers a process that takes a lot of patience and can really mark the difference between a craftsman and an amateur maker. I’ve moved on to inlaying the purfling which [...]

Cutting the Edge thomas

I’ve decided to not hurt the corners anymore! You may remember three updates ago I split a corner of the back. Well, working on the top this past week, I cut a corner completely off by accident. I’ve mentioned before how different it is to deal with spruce compared to maple. Since the grain of [...]