Category: violinmaking
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Corner Blocks Practice
I will not use the actual tone wood yet. I am using the white wood I got from a local home center instead for practice. Indeed, I failed by over cutting the wood by gouge so this is my second attempt. It takes time as I anticipated at the beginning.
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Handsaw Guide
Although I tried to cut by handsaw, it was not a easy task. Over ten times attempt, only two were OK but never satisfied. I started searching for a handsaw guide and came up with an idea that I possibly could make for a temporary use. I had two blocks of wood that I would…
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Handsaw Practice
I am a newbie in the world of wood working. I do some for piano repair, but this violin making process involves much more than I have ever done. Since cutting wood is non undoable action, I need to practice before working with actual tonewood, because they can’t be purchased at a local shops. And…
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The Mold Preparation
Finally, I am starting the production work! Start by taking the template from the previous article and cutting it out from the mold. First, I started by cutting and removing the parts that were fixed to the frame. They must have been cut using some kind of machinery. Considering transportation, it probably made sense not…
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Sawing practice with scrap wood
Cutting lumber specially imported from overseas for the first time is a significant undertaking, so I’m being extremely cautious. After researching cutting methods, I found that using a bandsaw is generally recommended. However, a bandsaw capable of cutting through 20cm-thick maple and spruce is quite expensive, and considering how often I’d use it, I’m unsure…
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The Template
Although I was going to make a violin, I had no idea how to shape all those curves, but as I researched, I learned about templates. Templates are like “patterns” or “stencils” in Japanese terms – guides for creating specific shapes. While having them doesn’t make the job incredibly easy, they’re undoubtedly valuable tools, especially…
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Tools for Making Violin
When it comes to tools, it’s really frustrating because each one is expensive, yet you don’t know how well they’ll work until you actually use them. This is a major disadvantage of being self-taught. However, I couldn’t just stay stuck, so I looked at various sites and videos, and this time I decided to collect…
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Violin Making, Step by step
While gathering information about violin making by looking at many violin makers’ websites and forums, I decided I needed books too, and this is what I chose to purchase: “Violin Making” by Henry A. Strobel. I also ordered another book, “Art & Method of the Violin Maker” as a reference, but it might be a…
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Workbench
I built my own workbench for violin making. It’s actually a wheeled movable desk I made years ago, now fixed in place. It’s built into part of a large bookshelf, which is very firmly secured with scaffolding jacks wedged between it and the ceiling. There’s also a jack under the center of the table top,…
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Making the Violin ウェブサイト
先日投稿した記事の情報元の一つにmakingtheviolin.comというサイトがあります。これがよくできたサイトでして、バイオリンの製作過程をひととおり公開しているサイトなのです。 まだ全てを読めてはいないのですが、部品の細かい寸法なども記載してあってとても参考になる資料です。また、実際にこのサイトを見たり活用したりした人たちのコメントも公開されており、提供されている図面に関する意見や実際の作業との相違点などが指摘されています。 特にインターネット上の情報は信憑性が疑問視されることが多いので、このサイト全てを鵜呑みにして作業することなく、一つの手法として活用するつもりです。その他にも情報源に書籍が２〜３冊、YouTubeチャンネルが複数あり、これらをよく吟味しながら着手していく予定です。 お正月休み中なので、じっくりにらめっこしています😊
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