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I ran across this on an art site. The builder doesn't have a site or much info, but I was wondering if any of you guys have any familiarity with doing this kind of carving, doing it yourself, or seeing it done.
I, myself Billy Dean Thomas, has done a little myself mostly as a repair on furniture and the only complaint I got was it was clearer, more defined, than the original ! I did a claw foot replacement on a seraphim on a beautiful art deco piece but nothing like this.
What I was interested in is the edged carving is a little rounded and if this was done with a radiused chisel or worked in after in sanding. Either way I thought you guys might like seeing it too, so enjoy!
I, myself Billy Dean Thomas, has done a little myself mostly as a repair on furniture and the only complaint I got was it was clearer, more defined, than the original ! I did a claw foot replacement on a seraphim on a beautiful art deco piece but nothing like this.
What I was interested in is the edged carving is a little rounded and if this was done with a radiused chisel or worked in after in sanding. Either way I thought you guys might like seeing it too, so enjoy!
Last edited by BillyT on Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hi Billy,
I was a wood carver/artist before I got into luthiery. I am familiar with this technique, although I have never been tempted to try carving on a guitar- for some reason it doesn't really appeal to me- although I do like the way the trees are carved on the hollowbody- it has given me an idea, actually.
If you mean where the holes are with the tree's branches, I would carve those with a small chisel with a slight skew, and rolled-up sandpaper to neaten up the edges.
Did you say you carved, too? It's a brilliant hobby, isn't? Just so happens I enjoy making guitars a little bit more....
I was a wood carver/artist before I got into luthiery. I am familiar with this technique, although I have never been tempted to try carving on a guitar- for some reason it doesn't really appeal to me- although I do like the way the trees are carved on the hollowbody- it has given me an idea, actually.
If you mean where the holes are with the tree's branches, I would carve those with a small chisel with a slight skew, and rolled-up sandpaper to neaten up the edges.
Did you say you carved, too? It's a brilliant hobby, isn't? Just so happens I enjoy making guitars a little bit more....
Sam wrote:Did you say you carved, too? It's a brilliant hobby, isn't? Just so happens I enjoy making guitars a little bit more....
No reason why you can't do both
I have some pix of some Chinese guitar/mandolin/mando something somewhere where somebody did some carving on it of this type! Some of it's really nice looking, though more crude than this guys work. Carving seems to take an inordinate amount of time, of course that could be because I'm not that adroit at it!
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No reason why you can't do bothSam wrote:Did you say you carved, too? It's a brilliant hobby, isn't? Just so happens I enjoy making guitars a little bit more....
I have some pix of some Chinese guitar/mandolin/mando something somewhere where somebody did some carving on it of this type! Some of it's really nice looking, though more crude than this guys work. Carving seems to take an inordinate amount of time, of course that could be because I'm not that adroit at it!
Hesh wrote:No but I just had to get my avatar in your thread......
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OK another carving site,
http://www.violinguitarmaker.com/ as it says, peace and love man.
Ive also been looking at roses for Lutes, Ouds, guitars and yes Citterns. Kiwi do you have the rose making articles you mentioned? Im planning #2 and well.... I have this Kangaroo vellum and am considering a rose.
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http://www.violinguitarmaker.com/ as it says, peace and love man.
Ive also been looking at roses for Lutes, Ouds, guitars and yes Citterns. Kiwi do you have the rose making articles you mentioned? Im planning #2 and well.... I have this Kangaroo vellum and am considering a rose.
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