#53 Rough carving violin arching

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[@ronmarkell4436]

Perfect. Exactly what I wanted to know. Love your videos.

[@grahamvincentviolins]

Thank you sir!

[@dhouse-d5l]

Absolutely facinating. I dabble with reclaimed wood..bit of sculpture, minor instrument repair...So good to see a real craftsman at work.

[@grahamvincentviolins]

Glad you enjoyed it, you remind me I must do a bit of carving sculpture soon (that won’t be on video though!!)

[@jakehardiment8613]

Beautiful work Grahame! Are you sure that gouge is wide enough? 😅 I’m carving my first back over the next few days with my great-grandfather’s chisels. Your videos make it all feel so much less daunting than the ‘only-my-way-is-right-and-give-up-if-it’s-not- perfect’ brigade.

[@grahamvincentviolins]

Thanks, yes the gouge is a bit excessive - but I love it. I can't help myself when I find an old tool I want!! Thanks for the comment about the video, I do aim to be of assistance rather than a "gatekeeper" to forays in the violin making world.

[@jackiemiller6060]

Thanks for sharing! Excited to see and hear these fiddles.

[@grahamvincentviolins]

You and me both! Of course I have an idea of how violins will sound due to how the wood reacts and feels during making, but nothing beats hearing them for the first time.

[@mendyman]

That was enjoyable to watch. Fascinating to see something sophisticated precise and beautiful start to emerge through a few sharp tools and a bit of muscular effort.

[@grahamvincentviolins]

Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll try to do a few more at key moments in the making process.

[@IbrahimBabiker-f3f]

Its very useful vid. Now I just understand how this works. I don't have any experience with wood working or making violin .. but i would love to do it at home . Even i don't have tools required. I started to draw it on cad software its really challenging later on i figured out that in real life its easier than the software... Now 2 things i didn't know yet how i can make a template for side views arching if i have the wood block after cutting outlines how i measure the slop on the violin face . What is the starting of the wood block thickness before i start any thing .. maple and spruce is not available in my country .. but i still want to try making a violin at home

[@gw6315]

Great job Sir...your chisel and plane are really super sharp...do you do it with a grinding machine or just by hand?

[@grahamvincentviolins]

Sharp kit is key! I use a belt sander to maintain the grinding angle, all subsequent sharpening by hand with the exception of an occasional pass on a buffing wheel. Perhaps I should do some videos on sharpening?

[@philxcskier]

Dang that’s fast to get it to the rough form! The wood looks to be a joy to carve!

[@philxcskier]

My first build is taking me ages and I’m finding many issues- I really should have just bought a good book to get me started but I was dreadfully poor when I got started trying to build my first fiddle.. your videos are inspiring me to keep going!

[@gtrboy77]

How wide is that first big gouge? Looks about 2” or 50mm….

[@grahamvincentviolins]

1 3/4" looks like I'm using a spade in the video!!

[@BrianTimmonsTX]

Disregard my question, I just found the limewood one being played, so I deleted it.

[@sebyTheGr8]

Hi, what bit and technique do you use please to use your router for the perimeter tks seby

[@sebyTheGr8]

hello???