Last week, I trimmed the edges of the top and back, with a chisel Attachment : IMG_1064.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1066.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1058.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1057.jpeg ...

After some cleaning up on the heel and end blocks and adding an inwards curve ( approx 3 mm max depth ) towards the waist from the upper and lower bouts, to clear some space for the players hand and s...

Some pictures of the creation process of the bridge. We start off by shaping the piece of pearwood to the profile of this little part of the plan. Notice the small indent on the left side. We will nee...

Today I finished the little bridge, lots of knife carving 😊 The little flowers are 7x7mm , just to give an idea how small and finicky this bridge is I m sorry but the photos are not in chrono...

this week I worked a bit on the back of the bridge (pear wood ) Attachment : 14DDC44D-FF56-4FF3-A0B8-7D94F54BB6CD.jpeg Attachment : E835A4DF-7BFA-4C32-B4D4-F4E5FEF12AC8.jpeg Attachme...

Last week, I worked on the rosette some more. I glued parchment on the back, using fish glue and cut out the details with a punch and a scalpel knife. Attachment : 493F91F6-D082-4708-BEEE-219B7F75...

Last week I finished the carving of the rosette, well the major part of it. Next up is gluing parchment and cutting the refined details for the rosette in the parchment. But that is for in a few weeks...

Going to just start a thread here to post pictures and comments around my first build. Here we go! Attachment : PXL_20230525_032523740.jpg

Today was good, got the fret markers done, then frets in and finally side dots. The new tools are helping a lot, hardly any levelling required after fretting due to getting everything so straight and ...

Today I got on with the neck carve and headsatock refining and of course the volute. Followed Marks method this time, soooo much easier. I've always used a facet method but one that involved a fair bi...

Made a start on the carve top, just stopped for food because I'm fading lol Got to say though, I'm thoroughly enjoying myself filing away in my own little world! Attachment : 20230220_175602-01....

Mostly fettling today with a bit of routing thrown in. Had to use the pickup template raised to get over the neck. Then as I forgot to do a small channel in the side before gluing up I had to work out...

@mattbeels This is how I've done it ... Using a very thin router bit in my Dremel to make the rough cut ... Attachment : 20200816_170053.jpg Then using a thin file to straighten up the edges of...

I also made one after watching the videos. One of the many gems we’ve been given by Mark. I can’t thank him enough for all I’ve learned from him.

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment......heard it on the radio this morning for the first time in years.... Funky! 🎶🙂🎸🙏

I created one that fits all three of my different routers. I think it is indispensable.

I did receive a number of instruments to look at, setup and restore, amongst them, this lute. The nut is broken and there is a big crack in the soundboard ,from one side, all the way to , or maybe eve...

I too made one after watching one of Mark's videos. The extended base makes the router so much more stable. I'm a lot happier using it in areas where previously it might have tipped over and gouged a...

The revised Curve body - 6mm added to top and bottom edges….. Attachment : 29829B7B-6431-4C97-B95F-47A2997982F1.jpeg Attachment : DD6568B3-635D-46D3-B63D-9B4102861D9D.jpeg Attachment ...

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