October 14, 2010 – 12:20 pm
The piece of top wood selected for “The Rebecca” is a beautiful piece of split Italian spruce that has been dried for more than 10 years. Because it is split, we are sure that the grain is “on the quarter” and the tone will be optimal. This first step is to join the halves. The [...]
October 14, 2010 – 2:57 am
With the purfling in, we finish the outside shape of the back. Using gouges and templates, the rough outline is brought to shape. Then using a very sharp gouge, the sgusciatura (or channel) is cut all around the back. The using finger planes and scrapers, the final shape is formed. With the outside complete, we [...]