Viola da gamba making | Part 7 - relief carving on sides of head

[@sergiopereira1696]

It's a very beautiful work. Wow.

[@henrylenck7242]

Thanks.

[@twokool4skool129]

Looks great. But what was the point of using a tracing template to do the stippling? Why not just poke directly into the wood?

[@henrylenck7242]

Thanks. In fact it was more about transferring the outline of the relief onto the wood than doing the stippling.

[@bluehoo0]

I enjoyed watching this, very skilled and accurate workmanship. Can you tell me the brand of gouges you use?

[@henrylenck7242]

Thank you. For this relief carving I've used small gouges for linocut from Pfeil.

[@bluehoo0]

@@henrylenck7242 Thank you I shall order some of those gouges and attempt to emulate your workmanship. I will obviously need to practice on off cuts of timber before attempting a violin peg box. Do you design your own carving patterns?

[@henrylenck7242]

@@bluehoo0 Most of the time they are loosely based on original instruments from the period.

[@bluehoo0]

@@henrylenck7242 Thank you