Fjodor Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thanks for the tip,I use two homemade flat chisels for bass bar fitting. (bottom right corner of the picture)I think they work quite well for the purpose.The edges are bit rounded so it's possible to cut small bits.It's also possible to remove larger flatter areas by laying the chisel almost flat and cut with a slicing motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Scroll carved and fingerboard glued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K-G Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Your scrolls keeps getting better and better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Thank you! I ordered a new varnish (Eugene Holtier oil varnish) I Have not received it yet so the fiddle is getting a tan while waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K-G Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Interesting: http://www.novastrings.com/Holtier_varnish.html You can also try Peter K-G varnish. I will give you a bottle for free when I have cooked some more this summer. Same properties: No Solvent No Catalyst No Pigment (if you don't want to) Rich Color Very (Extremely) Transparent Easy to Apply (with your fingers and palm of your hand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Yes, these varnishes are expensive, but I don't really want to cook varnish myself.Of the different commercial varnishes I have tried i liked Joe Robsons' the best for looks (not ease of application)Thanks for the offer, I can give you some home made madder lake in trade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 While waiting for the varnish I thinned down an old heavily built violin. 10 grams from the back and 5 grams from the top. It will be interesting to hear how it changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Spencer Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 The blocks look beefy too, maybe take some off those also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 The blocks look beefy too, maybe take some off those also. Too late, it's already glued together! If I remember correctly the spruce for the blocks was low density though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 One varnish coat. (Second photo with camera flash) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavanger Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I spendt all night woring on my scroll, so thats where my eyes wanders first on Fjordor's violin. Really like the scroll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted May 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Thanks Stavanger, Carving scrolls is one of my favorite parts of violin making. Show us some pictures of your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavanger Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I would, some day - for now it would only fit in the "wall of shame"-thread, so I'll wait a bit. Im working on #1, ribs are done, top and back and scroll about 60% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Molnar Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I love the improvised corner block sander. Very clever. Nice varnish too. You have learned a lot from Joe Robson I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted June 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Thanks, I bought a drill press since that picture so now I use that for corner block shaping. The last of my Robson balsam ground went onto this instrument. The top was sealed with casein first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Some more varnish on. The top is a bit redder than the rest, it's difficult to get everything the same nuance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted August 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 The varnish was slow to dry, but I set up the violin yesterday. It seems not to be the loudest violin but nice sounding, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 The varnish was slow to dry, but I set up the violin yesterday. It seems not to be the loudest violin but nice sounding, I think. IMG_20160811_222044.jpgIMG_20160811_222001.jpg Good practice violin. Mine is too loud so I can never really dig in with the bow. My son would say the violin is too red but this is the color I like. Very nice work. How wide (the gap you put the sound post through) are your f-holes? -Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted August 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Hi, Thanks, the f holes are about 6.5 mm wide. I think the loudness is adequate but I play in a folk music group so I will see how it can be heard in a group later. The red is Joe Robsons' red color extract on mixed with the varnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 The latest four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K-G Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Nice! We will probably see each other more often nowadays (we actually did some days ago, I didn't see you but my wife did). You should visit our new office someday. I will have a bottle of varnish ready for you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Nice, PM where your office is located and I will drop in sometime. I'll bring some pigments in trade for the varnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted December 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 I have attended a violin making class this fall and decided to start making a small 5 string viola after my teachers model. The back is a real struggle, it's the hardest wood I have ever carved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjodor Posted July 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 Some progress with varnishing the viola. I made a "drying box" with two uv led strips in a metal pipe. It seems to work well. The varnish is a couple of layers of Peter KG's oil varnish (nice stuff and then a bit of Eugene Holtiers brown varnish colored with madder lake. The ground is Old wood refractive ground on top of casein emulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K-G Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 Looks great! Super nice edge work and arching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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