Urban Luthier Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Tasty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 11 Author Report Share Posted January 11 Finished in the white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Outstanding work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Nice work! I like your purling. That's some good looking quilted maple. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew tkinson Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I am always awestruck when I see such beautiful and precise work as this and realise that although I will never be able to do work this good I need to get off the computer and into my workshop as soon as I've typed this! (I will probably cut my finger again, within the hour?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 12 Author Report Share Posted January 12 Thanks chaps I’m hoping I’ll do it justice, when varnishing. Please don’t cut yourself Andrew, at least not on purpose! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 yeah don't cut yourself, I did that recently and realized it's not a good way to get a protein sealer on the fiddle... Dave what kind of varnish do you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Luthier Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 I agree your purfling work is stunning Dave! Is that a pear centre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 13 Author Report Share Posted January 13 23 hours ago, MikeC said: Dave what kind of varnish do you use? Colophony/amber/linseed. Sometimes colophony/linseed 18 hours ago, Urban Luthier said: I agree your purfling work is stunning Dave! Is that a pear centre? Thank you. Well spotted, it is indeed pear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Coleman Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Really nice work. Great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catnip Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Did you get you pear purfling from Karin Rost? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 15 Author Report Share Posted January 15 On 1/13/2021 at 11:27 PM, Thomas Coleman said: Really nice work. Great job! Thank you very much, Thomas. On 1/14/2021 at 5:55 AM, catnip said: Did you get you pear purfling from Karin Rost? No, I don’t get it from there. If you wish to try out some different types of purfling, it can be quite easy to make, if a bit messy. You only need a piece of pear, holly, boxwood, or whatever you fancy, which is long enough to go round the bottom bout from corner to corner. If you join you purfling at the centre, you could use a much smaller piece. For one instrument, veneers 20mm wide will be sufficient, you can make them to your own desired thicknesses. If you happen to have a glazier nearby, some offcuts from shop windows make excellent cauls for gluing the veneer sandwich together. They are very flat, heavy, and easy to clean up. Gently warm up the glass a little, wrap cling film over the face, and place it on a flat surface. Tape the veneers together at one end, brush glue over the first black, lay the centre piece, brush on more glue, and press down the final black with a wallpaper roller. Wipe away the excess glue, and apply tape to the loose end, another piece of cling film over the sandwich, and finally the other piece of glass over the top. You can put a few light weights on top just to hold things. After about 6 hours, take it out and remove the cling film, replacing it with kitchen paper, and put it back between the cauls. If you do not do this, it will twist and curl up. If it stays wet too long, the colour can leach from the blacks. Once fully dry, straighten one side with a plane, then use a cutting gauge or knife to slice off your strips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catnip Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Thanks for the detailed explanation... maybe it is time to make my own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 After ground coat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 After first coat of varnish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Luthier Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Stunning work! The quilted figure is unusual for violins but you'd done a fabulous job make it look so natural Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 It is different, which is partly why I wanted to use it. I’ve also got some really nice birdseye maple, which I might use a piece of soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 The ground color looks good. Can you say what it is or is it a secret sauce? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ctanzio Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Wowza! That purfling and edge work is mind-blowing. Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted January 28 Author Report Share Posted January 28 On 1/26/2021 at 1:51 PM, MikeC said: The ground color looks good. Can you say what it is or is it a secret sauce? A lot of this is simply from UV tanning. Although slow, it is quite effective. From samples I tried, it was clear that what works for flamed maple, didn’t work quite as well for quilted. For this instrument, I did something different to my usual method. A series of aqueous solutions, followed by a protein sealer. On 1/26/2021 at 5:02 PM, ctanzio said: Wowza! That purfling and edge work is mind-blowing. Well done! Thank you very much. I find purfling one of the slowest parts of making an instrument, but when it turns out well, it’s definitely time well spent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andreas Preuss Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 On January 25, 2021 at 9:45 PM, Dave Slight said: After first coat of varnish That's really nice! And somehow refreshing to see a back which doesn't have tiger stripe flames. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shelbow Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Amazing, your work is so tidy and beautiful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Slight Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 Thanks chaps It’s varnished now & drying. I will post some more photos once it’s set up. Just need to decide on which fittings will look best against the varnish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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