Sawing out the ff-hole was just the beginning. The real carving and shaping is done by knife. I... 
It’s the four eyed monster! We do actually call the round bits at each end of the ff-hole eyes. The... 
Ff-holes are just drawn on, right? No? Well, it’s the first step anyway so that’s something. Hello... 
I am posting this mostly for myself. I really like a good saddle—the black bit that the tailgut... 
#ThrowbackThursday to when live music was a thing. I actually recently bought season tickets for... 
I just think this long thin wood shaving looks cool. That’s it. That’s the post. What do you think?... 
My job is to produce a tool for making music. Of course the “music” part of that is very important... 
Sorry for the unplanned hiatus! Summer has been a bit all over the place here and I just never got... 
Finally getting that last coat of varnish on. What do y'all think of the color? Or do you prefer... 
Sometimes it's not just about the tools but also about where you keep them! Back in violin making... 
Hello Monday! What do you all think of this varnish and wood grain? #violin #violinmaking... 
For #ToolTuesday I present to you the humble kitchen scale. There is no single measure that can... 
I wanted to illustrate something here about the differences between violins and violas. I'm sure... 
I wanted to try to convey how “curvey” the inside of the instrument is. I’m not sure this quite... 
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame... 
Before it's pretty there are woodchips and shaving everywhere. The goal for today is to get this... 
I’ve shown you how the rest of this instrument looks under varnish but I think I keep leaving out... 
All violins are brown, but not all browns are the same, and there in lies the rub. Also, I learned... 
Every instrument I go through cycles of excitement and despair, of absolutely loving how it’s... 
One of the joys and challenges of violin making is that it requires the bringing together of... 
Good morning sunshine! #violin #violinmaking #violinmaker #varnish 
Varnishing this violin has been a bit on the back burner of late. I've been busy with the new... 
Yesterday you saw how the ffs are positioned using geometry and ratios. Here you can see what that... 
I like to make sure I have the ff-hole placement and layout worked out as I finish up the arching of... 
Today’s #ToolTuesday are templates, specifically arching templates for the curvature of the top and... 
I've been doing livestreams from the workshop so I had the camera up on a tripod to capture my work... 
Oooh… Aaaah… Would you look at that spruce? So pretty. #violin #violinmaking #violinmaker #lutier 
I kept sharing how the violin back was looking but I wouldn’t want anyone to think I was neglecting... 
I think I have mentioned before how violin makers are a bit obsessed with corners. Corners have to... 
Getting a good look at this arching in this morning light. #violin #violinmaking #violinmaker...