Another Fiddle Update

Okay ... it doesn't look like much has been done since last time I blogged, but there's hours of work gone into it since March 31st (my last update).


The thing I like about this picture is that some of the shimmery grain of the wood is starting to show. Not only is it the shape of the back of a fiddle, but I'm starting to see what the details of back will be like.


Just thinking about it my heart does that little flip thing. So exciting.

Granny's Fiddle Update

Well it's been a while since I hung an update on my fiddle making out here. I've learned a couple of interesting things since the last time I blogged about it.


I've learned that I'm good at sharpening gouges ... and at applying band-aids to my fingers.

I've come to realize that by the time my fiddle is completed, it will be readily identifiable by my DNA. I may not have to stain it. Okay, so I exaggerate somewhat for effect.


I have also learned some technique for using gouges. When I started this project, my woodworking tool skills were limited to sandpaper and a knife for making stick to roast wienies. Up until now, I've been using a gouge and a beech mallet and bashing my way through the back of this poor piece of maple. Today I found out how to use the gouge a little more gently.


Here is the picture from a while back of the back along with the picture from today ... post-blister. You can see it's starting to take shape around the edges and I've worked my way further into the centre.


I'm starting to see a fiddle emerging from what was once a solid slab of bird's eye maple.